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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. "
Dennis Farina
Working
Going
Morning
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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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Want
" 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
" I realize that no one is going to come to me and ask me to be Julius Caesar or a romantic lead, but I think I'm a certain type of guy who looks a certain way, and that's just the reality of things. "
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" Sometimes I do pinch myself about the life I've had. "
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About
Sometimes
" Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director. "
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Leave
Up
" I think there is something very nice about going to work to try to make people laugh. "
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" I had seen 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and I thought that was a different kind of film than I'd seen before, with that kind of editing and slick camera movements. "
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Editing
Thought
Camera
" 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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Way
Editing
Rest
" Car chases usually don't involve major criminals - they're usually guys afraid of getting another traffic ticket. "
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Car
Afraid
Getting
" 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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Right
Go
Way
" I even played a part in 'Miami Vice.' "
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Miami
Even
Played
" 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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Long
Time
You
" There's not too many offers that come my way about being in a musical. "
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Being
Come
Many
" I'm very lucky. I'm the most fortunate guy that I know. "
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Most
Very
Lucky
" Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case. "
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Mirror
See
Look
" If you did something, and it wasn't right, you definitely found out about it. And they were pretty smart people, both my parents, so you didn't get too much by them. "
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Smart
People
Too Much
" I think all actors are supposed to be character actors. "
Dennis Farina
I Think
Supposed
Think
" 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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Acting
Work
Progress
" Maybe it's because I was too much reality, but I'm not interested in seeing too much reality anymore. I'd rather watch a Dean Martin concert and let the world go by. "
Dennis Farina
Watch
World
Too Much
" 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. "
Dennis Farina
Try
Personal
Director
" I love England and the historical aspect of it. "
Dennis Farina
Love
Historical
England
" Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works. "
Dennis Farina
Dramatic
Think
You
" I really don't think there's such a thing as an ex-policeman. "
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Think
Really
Such A Thing
" 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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Good
Fun
Think
" My friends are still the guys I met 40 or 50 years ago. "
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Years
Guys
Still
" Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it. "
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Actor
Good
Good Actor
" This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason. "
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Good
Reason
Some
" I've probably played more non-police roles than people realize. "
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Roles
Than
More
" I've taken up golf... or golf has taken me up. "
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Golf
Me
Taken
" 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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Seen
TV
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