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June Lockhart Quotes

1925–2025

June Kathleen Lockhart (June 25, 1925 – October 23, 2025) was an American actresss. Beginning a film and stage career in the 1930s and 1940s she is remembered primarily for her roles in the 1950s and 1960s television series Lassie and Lost in Space.

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I did Lassie for six years and I never had anybody come up to me and say, "It made me want to be a farmer."

I thoroughly enjoy seeing a beautifully proportioned nude male. So did Michelangelo and Rodin. But if the male is blubbery, he should keep his beer barrel to himself and not be a portly polluter.

I loved my craft and my cast members. … I never forgot that it is all make-believe.

I was over the moon – pun intended. … I have been told that my contribution inspired many astronauts to pursue a career in space science and exploration … it is lovely to know that I touched so many people by doing things that interested me!

I think it's lovely to have one part for which you're known. Some actors work all their lives and never achieve this.
But acting is what I do; it's not what I am. And I have always had a varied acting career and a very full life beyond my acting endeavors.

I never never thought it would be like this. … Chemically I'm not put together for anything like this. I'm not sexy. I honestly thought if I did steady, sensible work that maybe when I was 30 or 35 I would get approval as a good actress.

The dogs were always totally concentrated on their trainers. … They were not fed before filming, and the trainers would stand on either side of the set and hold up a piece of meat to make Lassie look to the right or left.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: June Lockhart (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.