And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor. Ted Shackelford More Quotes by Ted Shackelford More Quotes From Ted Shackelford One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was that I learned to relax. Ted Shackelford knotsrelaxglad Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me. Ted Shackelford i-love-youshort-loveromantic But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth. Ted Shackelford stillsearthfaces I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the first time I was on television was doing Daytime for Another World, which I started in December '75 and went until December '76. Ted Shackelford televisionworldfirsts I remember the actor Dale Robertson said he quit acting when he got tired of having to hold his stomach in. I feel that way sometimes. Ted Shackelford tiredactorsacting I have no interest in writing, directing or producing. Ted Shackelford interestwriting I was in a Paris for four or five days and I couldn't believe the reaction I got there. It was just bizarre; people recognizing me left and right. Ted Shackelford parisbelievepeople I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so I didn't see too much. Ted Shackelford dallasfourthree I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was called back then, and transferred to the University of Denver where I ultimately got my degree. Ted Shackelford degreescollegemen If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would. Ted Shackelford arkif-i-couldvans The reason that people say one line at junkets is that they've heard the same question 37 times. You get bored out of your mind. Ted Shackelford boredmindpeople I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love going there. Ted Shackelford german-shepherdsshepherdsgermany I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it for the process. Ted Shackelford momentsprocessreality My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year. Ted Shackelford wifecoupleyears Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and go with them. Ted Shackelford quick-decisionsdecisiontelevision On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does move on and show development. Ted Shackelford developmentstuffmoving The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and money. Ted Shackelford politicsdecisionshows The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do. Ted Shackelford things-to-dorunninglong Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film. Ted Shackelford filmactingreal Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now. Ted Shackelford dinnertheatreyears
