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" Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case. "
Dennis Farina
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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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" I never jumped into anything, and I never liked being cajoled into anything. I've pretty much always done things because I wanted to do them. "
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" The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun. "
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" I loved 'Buddy Faro.' I loved the whole idea. "
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" Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind of quick, more jarring than usual. I thought it would be fun to be in a movie that's unconventional. Then I met Guy and I liked him. I think he's a good man. "
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" You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost. "
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" There's not too many offers that come my way about being in a musical. "
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" When I was younger, I watched all the detective shows. "
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" We know television should educate and inform, and I believe it should entertain. "
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" I would love, one day before this is all over, to do a Western. That, and to play a priest. "
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" Car chases usually don't involve major criminals - they're usually guys afraid of getting another traffic ticket. "
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" Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with. "
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" I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make notes, talk to the director and we decide what kinds of shades should be in the character. "
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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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" You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the way you think is right. "
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" I don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled. "
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" This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason. "
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" As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids. "
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" I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script. "
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" I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other. "
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" I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do. There's not too many of them made, so I don't know if I'll ever get to do that. They're awfully hard movies to make. "
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" I like working. I like getting up every morning and going somewhere. Where I do it or what form doesn't matter. "
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" I've worked on what I think are good things. "
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Things
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" I didn't fall for a lot of that stardom stuff. "
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Lot
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" The most credible police shows I've ever seen were 'Barney Miller' on TV and 'The French Connection' movie. They showed the tedious side of police work. "
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" I really don't think there's such a thing as an ex-policeman. "
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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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" I try to bring my own style to a role, but I can't change how people think of me. "
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