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" Chicago's always a friendly place to me. "
Dennis Farina
Chicago
Place
Me
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" One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously. "
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" Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director. "
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" As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids. "
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" Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it. "
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" The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody. "
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" What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me. "
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" In the kind of roles I do, you can do them and walk away from it and have a really nice time. "
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" We know television should educate and inform, and I believe it should entertain. "
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" My parents, I don't know about 'strict,' but I would say they were fair and judicious, you know? "
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" You can't act for the editing. You have to leave that to him. So you just go in and do the scene the way you think is right or whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director. "
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" I just think 'Law & Order' is the gold standard. History is going to show that it's probably one of the best series of shows that has been on television. "
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Gold
History
Law
" I wasn't so sure about signing up for 'Law & Order.' I liked the show, but another TV series? I'll tell you, though, it's been great, and I had no idea how popular the show was. "
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" I think there is something very nice about going to work to try to make people laugh. "
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People
" I really don't think there's such a thing as an ex-policeman. "
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Really
Such A Thing
" This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason. "
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Reason
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" I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap? "
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Two
Say
Go
" When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money. "
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Acting
Goals
Good
" I'm a bit of a clotheshorse, and having a tailor-made suit is a big deal. "
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Bit
Big Deal
Deal
" I've probably played more non-police roles than people realize. "
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Than
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" Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was open to changes. "
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Changes
Guy
" For some reason or another, 'Richard Diamond, Private Eye,' still sticks out in my mind. I don't think I particularly liked that show, but for some reason, he sticks in my mind. "
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Diamond
Mind
Think
" It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop. "
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Great
Up
Time
" Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works. "
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" When I first started out acting, I didn't have anything to lose. I had another career. If I fell on my face, I could say, 'I'll see ya,' and go back to working. "
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Say
Lose
" I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words. "
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Just
Remember
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" I've taken up golf... or golf has taken me up. "
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" I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script. "
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" Change never bothers me, not really. "
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