Tommy Rettig Quotes

Tommy Rettig — American Actor born on December 10, 1941, died on February 15, 1996

Thomas Noel Rettig, known as Tommy Rettig, was an American child actor, computer software engineer, and author. Rettig is remembered for portraying the character "Jeff Miller" in the first three seasons of CBS's Lassie television series, from 1954 to 1957, later seen in syndicated re-runs as Jeff's Collie. He also co-starred with another former child actor, Tony Dow, in the mid-1960s television teen soap opera Never Too Young and recorded the song by that title with the group The TR-4... (wikipedia)

I wanted to have a normal childhood. Normal relationships.

It was the worst period of my life. I had all this gigantic acceptance as a kid, and all of a sudden there was this monumental rejection.

I was totally devastated for four years in the mid '60s when l tried to buck the tide.

The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it.

Well, I went to school with Jan and Dean, Ryan O'Neal, some of the Beach Boys we all use to party together.