Are you a "rise and shine" kind of person? Or do you prefer to lie in? When you get up and at 'em, are you the type to cook breakfast for your family, or do you wait around hoping someone else will? As the day progresses, are you getting after it and earning that sunset later on? Or is your day best spent resting, knowing tomorrow will bring a whole new opportunity to do whatever you need to do?

It seems like there are two types of people, and everyone falls into one of the two categories. Some folks are internally motivated and don't need anything else to get them going. And then, there are the rest of us. 

James MacArthur was in the latter category, as professed in an Associated Press interview in 1971.

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"I'm naturally lazy," he said from outside his Honolulu home. "Our way of life here is very simple."

The profile went on to list the ways his Hawaiian habits were different from those of an actor living in Los Angeles. It was a far cry from the hustle and bustle of auditions and long car rides. Instead, MacArthur spent his days playing a ukulele, jigging, surfing, diving, and playing tennis. When in Rome, etc., etc.

In the interview, it's clear that MacArthur knew he was set for life. The actor paid little mind to the fact that it could all go away overnight. By '71, Hawaii Five-O had been on for three years, and it seems like MacArthur was quite accustomed to the schedule— and salary— that came with it.

"The future? One day the show will be over, but I don't want to even think about it," he said. "There are a lot of things I would like to try... screenplays, theater..."

Now that's the life!