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Robert Stack
American
Actor
About the author
They have a book of locations, and we would do a story about the Sahara Desert for instance, and in the California book you would find a comparable location, to match that location in California.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
It's a word called symbiotic, you send the messages and it comes back in return. Together, it's a wonderful thing, it's why television is so great and film can never reach.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Film
#Word
#Television
Lucille was a darling lady. Probably the finest comedienne in the business.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Business
#Lady
Now on the other hand, if someone is selling a product, opening a dance studio, or has some other aim to help themselves, then I tend to look askance at some of these strange stories from outer space.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Now
#Dance
#Help
#Space
#Selling
Our profession is very much like going to a cocktail party, you check out the guest list.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Profession
#Party
#Guest
Someone once accused me of being like Eliot Ness. I sad no sir, I'm not E.N., but I can promise you that I'm not Al Capone!
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Being
#Promise
Yes, and many times it's frustrating, because I'm simply part of the show, and I'm not in the creative end of it, who goes out with detectives and tries to find these things out.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#End
That's why I never took this business too seriously, thinking I was something special, when I knew the truly great performers in motion pictures. pictures.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Thinking
#Business
Whether it s the country or city, I never liked the bad guy.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Country
These are icons to be treasured.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
Thru the auspices of the viewers who become - I think this is an import - in a democracy, become a working unit with law enforcement against the criminals.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Law
#Democracy
We did a show called The Orphan Train, during the depression, when families didn't have enough money to support their children, they'd put them on the train and hope someone would pick them up who had enough money to support their children.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Hope
#Support
#Children
#Money
#Depression
You have to love the doing of what you're doing and not wait for the phone to ring.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Love
In the Belgian air force a general supposedly saw a UFO, tracked it with his plane, photographed it with his wing cameras. And I believe it because I said to myself why would this person, not getting paid for this, do it unless it actually happened or he thought it happened.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Thought
#Force
I grew up in France, my first language was French, and I tend to gravitate towards French cooking.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#First
#Language
#France
#Cooking
I grew up years ago doing something that unfortunately doesn't hardly exist any more, a medium called Radio.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Years
I learned early on, having known the most handsome, successful, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, don't ever spend too much time looking in the mirror.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Time
#Successful
In terms of segments, I think we've done 1,200.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
A great chef is an artist that I truly respect.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Respect
#Artist
Also the pictures themselves give a visual to the audience tuning in, that makes them a very important part of law enforcement, or pulling families together.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Law
I am very pro law enforcement.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Law
I find these shows very touching sometimes.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
I play bad golf for good charities like the LA Police.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Play
#Golf
#Police
I think voiceover is an adjunct that actors have picked up that have given us some security.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Security
#Actors
I'm very proud this show has been accepted for this length of time.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Time
I'm working 2 days a week right now, narration usually on Wed., and host on camera on Friday.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Right
#Now
If you don't love it, you can't suffer thru all the despair that comes with it. Keep doing it because you love it.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Love
#Despair
I don't mind UFO's and ghost stories, it's just that I tend to give value to the storyteller rather than to the story itself.
Robert Stack,
American
Actor
#Mind
#Value