A biography for Fred MacMurrayhasn’t been written yet.
“Why should I knock myself out as a producer when there's as much money In acting - and fewer headaches.”
“When we were doing 'My Three Sons,' I appeared in the movie 'The Apartment.' I played a married businessman who kept a mistress on the side and treated her rather poorly. It was a good movie and a good role, and I thought it would be fun. But you should have seen the letters of protest I got over that.”
“When I read some of the things other movie people say about their work, I think I'm in the wrong business. I don't have any of those deep thoughts. I'm just myself.”
“We're content to knock around the house.”
“A man marries the most gorgeous girl he can find because It's human nature to want the best of anything. If other men admire her he likes that, too. We all work best under competition. After all, no one wants to face an egg beater across the breakfast table... or find a horror movie in his home when he doesn't even own a TV set.”
“I keep up to scratch on the sax.”
“You can't go wrong with a Western. I made a string of them.”
“I would never do comedy on TV.”
“I'm an actor. That proves how lazy I am. It's foolish to take on any other jobs.”
“I'm dull.”
“I saw a clown knock the head off another clown and I thought it was the real thing. It scared me so much, I made my mother take me home and I've dodged circuses ever since.”
“Being Scottish, I'm probably a little tight, or as the Scots say, 'You're cautious with your money.' I don't think that 's the worst thing in the world to be.”
“We spend a lot of time at the ranch. And June and I spend as much time as w can with the kids. I learned with my first two how fast they grow up.”
“I'm just a former saxophone player who got lucky.”
“I wanted a good humored kind of show, a show without violence. I liked the idea behind 'My Three Sons,' and I liked the people involved.”
“It's nice to be in a picture that's doing business.”
“They sent me the first 'Untouchables' script, for instance, and I'm glad I didn't do it. For one thing, it was practically a feature film, and for very little money. If I'd taken it, I'd have been faced with the job of turning them down on the series later.”
“Years ago my fans consisted almost strictly of adults.”
“You'd think people would regard you as an actor and you could play anything. But with TV they regard you almost as a member of the family.”
“If we can show the good side of people, then why not?”