Lloyd Bridges's Quotes

As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself.

Bear Valley is the hidden treasure of the Sierra.

For four years doing that same character all the time kind of bothered me. Butit opened up a lot of doors.

I needed to feed my family. I read a couple of the episodes. How can you keep on doing the same thing?

We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching.

We worked under a lot of pressure... three days to do an episode, sometimes two in a week, 39 episodes a year.

Carrying those double tanks around all the time got to be a little rough on me. I had to put that damn wetsuit on and take it off, sometimes three or four times a day.

I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make believe I know all about it, which is what you're supposed to do as an actor.

Sea Hunt was the first time anyone tackled a show that took place underwater. The stories were sort of exciting for kids, like cops and robbers underwater.

There's a lot to be said about what's happening to our ocean, big companies polluting it with their oil and all the raw garbage that's being spilled in there.

Everyone relates differently to contemporary stuff. They rely on you to do the research for a period film.

There are people who don't like to use other films as research, but I love it.

I have an extensive library - every birthday when I was a kid my parents would ask what movie or book I wanted, so I have built up a big collection over the years.

In my research, I learned that the way these twenties pieces are constructed, in one garment, can be very simple, and in others they can be very complicated. That's what made an elusive fit that we can't always get these days. Knowing this, I would like to share some of these secrets and use them in a collection.

The other day in the garage, I found a book report from the seventh grade that I did about silent movie stars. It's funny to look at now, because it really foretold what my future would be.