A biography for Fred MacMurrayhasn’t been written yet.
“You know pretty well that when you're in a scene with a dog, everybody looks at him. I know I do.”
“Both Lily and I feel we have a responsibility to our kids and it's one we enjoy; we love being with them.”
“Maybe I've managed to keep my head above water through luck.”
“I can remember various stages when I wanted to be an artist, a football coach, and a musician but never an actor. However, I'll have to admit that now that I'm in this business I like it and would hate to have to give it up.”
“I've played a lot of cowboys.”
“There's enough misery in the world today without going out of the way to create more.”
“I want intelligence in my wife, but not too much she might see through me.”
“Just because a woman is beautiful doesn't mean she can't be a good wife. If her beauty affects her personality, then it's her mentality that's at fault... not the tilt of her nose.”
“Sometimes a writer writes scenes for people who just say 'Hi' to indicate they're in love. I play those scenes very well.”
“A man can get old pretty fast if he doesn't keep his mind active.”
“I just don't care to work that hard.”
“I'm not rich but I've made a little money in my time.”
“I'm Scottish, so I took care of my money.”
“We've talked about doing a reunion of 'My Three Sons,' but I have an aversion to actors doing reunions.”
“I was a star before I got more than $250 a week. Carole Lombard advised me how to get a raise. She said: 'Go to Palm Springs and stay there until they raise the ante.' They were waiting to start a picture with me and I was scared they'd forget me for someone else, but they came after me.”
“I remember in the movies we used to do two pages a day. One in the morning and one in the afternoon.”
“You have to protect your image.”
“A lot of actors go crazy if they're not working, but I guess I'm a little lazy.”
“The only award I ever got was the Popscar.”