Quotes

[on the cancellation of Baywatch (1989)] The reaction was, "Been there done that. Eleven years is enough. It's not the same show." I wasn't really happy with the direction the show was going.

Beyond its entertainment value, Baywatch (1989) has enriched and, in many ways, helped save lives. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to continue with a project which has had such significance for so many.

I find it a bit sad that there is no photo of me hanging on the walls in the Berlin Museum at Checkpoint Charlie.

That's kind of a double-edged sword. My daughter lives in Atlanta and they are allowed to carry guns in their cars. It's like the Wild West there. If there's a gun around, I believe you are going to use it. I think it's really dangerous to have a gun in your house, so I would never, never have a gun in my house.

[2012, on the possibility of a remake of the Knight Rider series] If you don't make it retro and you don't appeal to the people that love the show, it's not going to be Knight Rider.

[on his name] I think God has a sense of humor, because they wanted me to change it; I was going to change it one time to David Michaels. But then I found out there was already a David Michaels. I took so much heat for the name growing up. I'm gonna keep it because I was proud of my parents. It's kind of pathetic because Hasselhoff has turned into The Hoff and The Hoff is keeping Hasselhoff out of work. But The Hoff's paying the bills.

Susan [Susan Boyle] is responsible for bringing the world together.

I think Michael Jackson would still be alive if people had the guts to tell him the truth.

[on dismissing Brandon Call, the original Hobie Buchannon, from the cast of "Baywatch" after its maiden season] When Brandon showed up for work on the first day of the second season, I barely recognized him. He had become tall and imposing enough to pass for my brother! I was like, "Brandon, have you been taking steroids or something?" Don't get me wrong; he was a wonderful kid who never gave us any trouble, and everybody on the set just loved him. But puberty had made him too big to play my son anymore. So of course they brought in a dark-haired youngster (Jeremy Jackson) to replace the blond one.

[on Baywatch (2017)] 'Baywatch', they used the title, they used the beach, but the rest of it was more like 'Dirty Grandpa'. It was kind of an R-rated fun r**p at the beach. And you know what? There's a giant audience for that. The Rock is probably the nicest guy I've ever met, next to me, and Zac Efron and the cast were so great and they embraced me so much so I have nothing but positive things to say about it.