You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV series, complain of their lot and declare themselves ready to drop it all.
It was an hour of sanity with the good guys winning, a situation where the world was right side up.
But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.
For years I have played the twenty-something lover.
Fortunately, I've also been an electrician, and that's a happy memory for me.
Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well.
I am happy to have now as Danny finally a more difficult role, in which I can shoot and fight.
I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home.
I got into the acting business very young.
I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.
I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners.
I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun.
Six years ago, I completed the premier episode of Hawaii Five-O, and Jack Lord and I immediately realized that we had a good series, that this was a success such as we'd never hoped for!
It's sometimes unnerving to think of that, and I wish it were possible for all children in the world to have the good fortune I've had in having a giving and loving family.
My idea of going to hell is going somewhere where there are no books.