Lee Majors
It's being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of your opportunities.
I'm from Middlesboro, Ky., a little town on the Tennessee and Virginia border.
I have twin boys, 12, and a daughter, 17.
I got kind of burned out, so I moved to Florida. I was down there for 10 or 12 years, raising children.
I had no idea how big the show was at the time we were doing it because I was always working.
I worked for the recreation and parks department for a year.
I figured my body always would be able to repair itself. I think all of us believe that - until you begin to age and get hit with deteriorating joints.
Knee replacement is serious stuff. And it actually could have made me worse.
So it's like starting over again, but I look forward to the challenge.
Then I got a bad back injury, and they thought I wasn't going to have any feeling in my legs.
The Six Million Dollar Man was one thing, but I wanted to keep my own parts.
Acting is a tough business, and the percentage of people who make it is very low - it's about 1 percent.
And about in the late '80s, I got kind of burned out a little bit.
But I was still hoping to be able to coach and teach.
Doing a series, every week you work with a new star.
Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back.
For 40 years, I put my body through a tremendous amount of work.
I did a few more plays, and then I went to L.A., because I knew I could get a coaching job there.
I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s.
I just turned 66, and I'm starting to work again.
I learn the whole script before I show up.
I started out wanting to coach football.
I think I've got one more series in me, and I don't care what it is.
I thought I'd gone to heaven, because I grew up watching Roy and Gene Autry.
I've had disappointments and heartbreaks and setbacks and roles I didn't get, but something always came along that either made me better or was an even better role.
I've never minded my kids watching any of the series I did. That's important to me.
I've never seen a schedule where you just go in two hours almost every day of the week and then all day on one day. Then you shoot it at night with an audience and you're out of there.
My fiancee and I recently eloped. We went on a fabulous honeymoon to Europe, and I was able to see and do everything I wanted without worrying about taking it easy.
I've never minded my kids watching any of the series I did. That's important to meCollection: Kids
Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together.Collection: Funny
Knee replacement is serious stuff. And it actually could have made me worseCollection: Knees
I thought I'd gone to heaven, because I grew up watching Roy and Gene AutryCollection: Heaven