Parker StevensonWhat 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 can376Time
Parker StevensonI looked along the San Juan Islands and the coast of California, but I couldn't find the palette of green, granite, and dark blue that you can only find in Maine. ✨ Maine (C… ▶343PoliticsReading
Parker StevensonSuddenly 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… ▶366Philosophy
Parker StevensonThe Hardy Boys burned me out. I was recharging my batteries. It was time to return to work, but it was tough because my visibility was low378Time
Parker StevensonI'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 want324Thought
Parker StevensonI still think of myself really as a New Yorker313Thought
Parker StevensonGood work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials347Reflection
Parker StevensonI'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now314Life
Parker StevensonI wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey316Love
Parker StevensonIntellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s295Reading
Parker StevensonCalifornia lacks a lot of the rules and restrictions the East has. Every house is a different style, different material, different color. There's a lot of craziness out there317Life
Parker StevensonI almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it. It was a jewel3210Reflection
Parker StevensonI remember the day I found out my draft status. I was really floored and kind of staggered around in a daze. It just hadn't occurred to me that I could end up in Vietnam3110Truth
Parker StevensonIf I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water.3110Time
Parker StevensonThe first two pictures I did, I played a young student in prep school. When I did Lifeguard, everyone was saying, You're so Southern California. It was a surprise to me245Life
Parker StevensonI could be happy doing something like architecture. It would involve another couple of years of graduate school, but that's what I studied in college. That's what I always wanted … ▶245Death
Parker StevensonI 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 w… ▶256HumanityThoughtTime
Parker StevensonYou get in before sunrise and you get out after sunset and you go home, eat and collapse. While you're aware of the ratings, you aren't prepared for the response of the fans.268Truth
Parker StevensonDuring the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopp… ▶235HumanityThoughtTime
Parker StevensonI do interviews because it's a chance to be myself. I sometimes wonder what I could have to say that would be of any interest. I don't have any great wisdom268PhilosophyTime
Parker StevensonI 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.226Humanity
Parker StevensonI did a comparison of a school of architects known as the New York Five. I compared their articulation of wall surfaces, which I enjoyed very much151Life
Parker StevensonI was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible229Truth
Parker StevensonMy interest in architecture has always been sculptural. Most of my photography is of architecture198Thought
Parker StevensonYoung 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 171610Humanity
