Top 35 Quotes by James MacArthur

I don't think anyone connected with Five-O believed the show would last as long as it did.

Beating the drums for Hawaii is not hard to do... the place just grows on you.

My mother insisted that I have a normal upbringing.

Once you're a winner, you can give all sorts of reasons why you're a winner. Of course, you could all those same reasons to explain why a show fails.

Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world.

The first year we actually did a lot of night shooting and the writers weren't even allowed on location.

I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun.

But I found out that bones with flesh are more interesting than bones without.

In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.

You should hear the guy who dubs me in Japan. I like him the most. He has a high squeaky voice.