I did a Salem billboard for about 500 bucks and forever since I’ve been called the Marlboro Man. I did commercials and maybe four still-photography jobs to pay the rent, but in those days, being known as a male model didn’t help your career. Tom Selleck More Quotes by Tom Selleck More Quotes From Tom Selleck If a guy as good and decent with as much grace as Chuck Heston can stand up for an issue that I think is very important ... then I certainly could stand up and I plan on remaining a life member for life. Tom Selleck issuesguythinking I guess after Dances With Wolves they probably tried some derivative westerns, and if they didn't work, they said the western is dead and moved on to something else Tom Selleck moved-onderivativeshypnosis The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character. Tom Selleck comedylandcharacter Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the business school to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox. Tom Selleck guiltclassschool And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine Tom Selleck accomplishedjordanhero Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind. Tom Selleck claytargetmind I haven't gotten fired from many jobs, but you finish a job and nine times out of ten you're just unemployed and you don't know where the next one is. And that does get old. It's stressful. Tom Selleck ninedoejobs I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk Tom Selleck i-realizedriskchallenges I feel the other element of a western is the land, which is very important in this movie. I mean the land is another character in the piece, actually Tom Selleck mean-girlslandcharacter I live a pretty simple life. Tom Selleck simple-lifesimple I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard movie of the week storytelling. I think movies of the week have fallen into a niche and that isn't my niche Tom Selleck riskopportunitythinking You don't do characters that are the same as you, otherwise why bother to act? Tom Selleck why-botherbothercharacter People tracking your life and photographing you anywhere you go, that can make you crazy. Tom Selleck trackingcrazypeople Why westerns get segregated into a genre in Hollywood, I don't know... It's just good entertainment. Tom Selleck genreentertainmenthollywood Having had that experience... I think, what modern culture wants to see is the relationship with the woman. I don't think you can tell a story on film nowadays where the woman simply is there for the man when he decides to settle down Tom Selleck relationshipmenthinking You know I grew up watching the TV series The Rifleman. Tom Selleck tvsgrew-upknows Television's grown up a lot. It's a little more adult, which I think is a good thing. It allows actors to tell more complex stories. I'm happy to see where it ends up. Tom Selleck adultsstoriesthinking Hopefully you marry someone who you not only love, but who you like as well. Tom Selleck only-lovehopefullywells I think television has always been one to replicate when something's successful. Tom Selleck successfultelevisionthinking I was stunned, it was a good kiss, man. Tom Selleck latest-headlines
