A biography for Michael Landonhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't mind dying if I have to, but I'm damned if I want to pay for the guarantee. I'm sorry.”
“With a houseful of kids you give each other strength.”
“I believe that there is God in all of us.”
“I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots!”
“I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments.”
“I think all of us create our own miracles.”
“I felt my father's presence with me, helping me to commit to paper the feelings I had. I really heard my father speaking to me from the other dimension.”
“I'm going to beat this cancer or die trying.”
“Now I won't have to worry about the new series making it or not.”
“I love my work. I've had three successful series, and I want to find out if I can make a fourth.”
“Life has been good to me. It's not like I missed an awful lot. I had a pretty good lick here. Every moment gets a little more important.”
“Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful.”
“I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV.”
“I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone.”
“The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories.”
“I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love.”
“I'm not the kind of person who gives up without a fight.”
“Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe.”
“I've had a good life. Enough happiness, enough success.”
“Less than 1 percent of the patients treated are alive at the end of five years.”