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Richard Stevenson Parker Jr. (born June 4, 1952), known as Parker Stevenson, is an American television and film actor.

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I still think of myself really as a New Yorker

New Yorkers, Stills, Think, Thinking, Yorker

I 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 possible

Boys, Cutting, Hardy, Play, Possible

I 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 Vietnam

Daze, Kind, Status, Vietnam

I 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 wisdom

Chance, Interest, Interviews, Say, Wisdom, Would Be

I 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.

Blue, California, Coast, Dark, Islands

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

Five, Interested, Years

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.

People, Question, Situation, Thinking, War

I 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 much

Articulation, Compared, Enjoyed, New York, School, Wall

I made a classic mistake. I held out for something better.

Classic, Made, Mistake

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.

Air, Day, Devours, Done, Television

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

Grinning, Sort, Stand, Stranger, Thing, Want Something

The 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 me

California, Pictures, School, Student, Two, Young

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.

Excited, Like, People, Sports, Travel, Work

The 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 low

Batteries, Boys, Burned, Return, Tough

If 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.

Beach, Free, Scuba, Sunday, Swim, Water

I 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 osprey

Children, Dad, Memories, Strongest

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials

Done, Good, Play, Television, Wherever, Work

I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.

Dancing, Used

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

Away, Back, Phones, Think, Thinking, Vacation

California 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 there

California, Color, East, House, Lacks

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