Mark Goddard Quotes

• With the Hubble telescope and all the other things that are out there, I believe something would have come through. Today, I really believe we are unique.

  Mark Goddard

• Trying to give back a little bit is important.

  Mark Goddard

• They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I’ve never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general.

  Mark Goddard

• These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie.

  Mark Goddard

• There’s a certain way you stand to give yourself authority, which gives you the texture for the part. I chose that my character hadn’t been married, he’d worked his way up the chain of command. For a small cameo role, I gave it a lot of thought.

  Mark Goddard

• The question I always get is, Why didn’t you throw Dr. Smith off the Jupiter? I get that all the time.

  Mark Goddard

• The only person who had any control was Jonathan Harris. His character was so flamboyant that he was able to make things happen. My character was fairly one-dimensional, so I had my relationship with Dr. Smith and with the family.

  Mark Goddard

• The kids like to get pictures of me for their parents. They know how proud I am of them-they have a lot more to worry about than my stardom. They are trying to make good choices for their own lives, but this gives them a little fun. They are part of my family.

  Mark Goddard

• People give me things at shows-the Robot from Japan. What I would treasure the most is a little doll of the general from the movie-and if they don’t make it, I’ll make my own and bring it to shows and sign it.

  Mark Goddard

• One thing that is almost always said to me is, I grew up with you. They are meeting me and feel that they actually grew up with me. I was with them during their play hours and thinking hours. I was a part of their childhoods. That’s one of the most amazing things.

  Mark Goddard

• Lost In Space is played on television somewhere in the world every day. It’s been a cult show.

  Mark Goddard

• Lost In Space fans are going to get organized, because we’ll see them showing up in all the theatres.

  Mark Goddard

• Life is about family and technology.

  Mark Goddard

• Let the machine take care of the machines, and I’ll go spend more time with my family, or golf.

  Mark Goddard

• It’s amazing that this is all happening to Lost in Space.

  Mark Goddard

• In our first season we had a 22 rating. Today Seinfeld, a hit show, gets a 15. Lost in Space actually had a bigger audience than Star Trek got at that time.

  Mark Goddard

• I’m not a great science fiction fan myself. I probably feel that way about Westerns. Like I used to play Cowboys and Indians, they can act out Will and the Robot.

  Mark Goddard

• I would have liked it to have stayed serious and have the adventures of a family lost in space. This isn’t to take anything away from Jonathan and the Robot. I watch his performance today and he still makes me laugh.

  Mark Goddard

• I was supposed to have a relationship with Judy, but that never happened. Actors in series didn’t have the control that they have today over their jobs.

  Mark Goddard

• I kind of fell into acting.I was very lucky.

  Mark Goddard

Mark Goddard (26)

Birth:	24th July, 1936
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

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