In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.

You know, as I do, actors who, having become worldwide celebrities thanks to a TV series, complain of their lot and declare themselves ready to drop it all.

I just sold a farm in Missouri, and I own a ski lodge in Colorado with some Honolulu partners.

I had accumulated some capital and was at an age at which I was interested in generating income. But even though I was risk averse, I was interested in growth stocks.

In the case of Five-O, I believe it was a combination of many ingredients - timing, chemistry, Hawaii.

I got into the acting business very young.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.