I made a classic mistake. I held out for... by Parker Stevenson | We Heart Quotes

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

- Parker Stevenson

Other quotes by Parker Stevenson

I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.

- Parker Stevenson

Work

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

- Parker Stevenson

Work Time

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.

- Parker Stevenson

Day End

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.

- Parker Stevenson

Intellectuals Now

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

- Parker Stevenson

I almost rented a house by an architect named Schindler, but I couldn't afford it. It was a jewel.

- Parker Stevenson

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