"It is really the story of an accidental career," Selleck told People, "I'd never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire." "People would say, 'Oh, he was bitten by the acting bug' or, 'He wanted to be a star,'" Selleck recalled, "I've never talked that way in my life. I just wanted to get a job and work."

Tom Selleck had "no desire" to become an actor. The 79-year-old star has enjoyed a hugely successful career, but Tom acknowledges that his fame has largely been "accidental". The 'Magnum, P.I.' star told PEOPLE: "It is really the story of an accidental career. I’d never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire.”

Tom Selleck did not set out to become an actor, let alone the star of two hit series, "Magnum, P.I." and "Blue Bloods." Speaking with People for their cover story on the actor, he revealed, "It is really the story of an accidental career. I’d never taken an acting class. I had no training, no desire."