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I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#being #enthused #excited #i #like

I still think of myself really as a New Yorker. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#myself #new #new yorker #really #still

I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially, people would question, but once patriotism got stirred up, the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#got #i #i think #ii #initially

I'm going to go away on vacation, I'm going to try to get away from the phone, away from scripts. I think it's important to sit back and think about what you want. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#away #back #get #go #go away

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#intellectuals #more #much #now #than

Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#autograph #grinning #just #know #something

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#get #i #i can #i do #lines

I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

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You do show after show after show and get them done and on the air. Television devours material. We work a minimum of 12, 14 hours, and often 15, 18 hours a day. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

#air #day #devours #done #get

Young people are forced to mature sooner now than in the '40s. I was doing things at age 14 that guys in the movie were just beginning to do at 16 and 17. ↗

— Parker Stevenson

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