Kent McCord Quotes

Instead, most colleges are studies in obsolescence.

I met Cynthia when I was 12, proposed at 16, became engaged at 17, married her at 19 and we had a baby when I was 20. If extra work could pay for a lot of diapers, that was for me.

That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.

Friends, near or far, are important to us. All of ours have an awareness of other persons' feelings, a courtesy that's inevitable. When I find that consideration in a fan, I'm immediately impressed.

A policeman, as you discover, has to put up with a hell of a lot of abuse. A man in any other line of work would nail a guy who laid that kind of abuse on him. I know I would.

I answer a fan with a hearing heart first.

I've been lucky - I've been an actor for eight years and I've never been out of work.

Meanwhile, Cynthia and I are busy fixing up a real old house that we just bought in Hollywood. With two children now, we just couldn't live in our small rented home any longer.

Well, I grew up in a tough neighborhood.

I noticed that almost everyone I went to college with has worked at something other than the subject they majored in. I guess that's one of the reasons for campus unrest.

I feel that education needs an overhaul - courses are obsolete and grades are on the way out.

I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.

I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere.

Frequently parents forget that children are people. I don't try to treat Kristen as an adult, but I do try to treat her as a person, with a child's sensibilities.

A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget.

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

Whenever I get a free day, I drive up to some part of California that looks promising on the map.

I'm interested in raw land and trees and fresh air and rivers and lots of animals around them.

I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

I want my children to live in the country, to be a part of nature.

If I find what I like, maybe in about five years well be able to afford to build a home in the country.