Kent Mccord Quotes

Cynthia and I are very alike in our tastes.

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

Instead, most colleges are studies in obsolescence.

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

I think the most important thing my wife Cynthia and I can do for Kristen is to teach her how to grow up to be a woman and make her own decisions. Meanwhile, we sometimes have to guide her.

- Kent McCord

Well, I grew up in a tough neighborhood.

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

I answer a fan with a hearing heart first.

- Kent McCord

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.

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

Not only that - college doesn't particularly qualify you for the outside world. he world is changing so fast, and college is not. It should strive to be more in tune with the world.

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

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

- Kent McCord

Some of the greatest writers in our industry can't get work.

- Kent McCord