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" I liked Dallas better because it was more deceptive, you could do more with it. "
Larry Hagman
You
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Better
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" I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation. "
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" There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them. "
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" I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it! "
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" Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals. "
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" I guess it was but I think peoples morality has changed. It's gotten more liberal and more diverse and even in a sense much more fundamental, you take the fundamental religious right in this country, its got to go back about 50 years. "
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" No no there wasn't any planned 14th season, we all saw the writing on the wall. The ratings had been going down and so fourth, that curve goes on every show and in everybody's life. "
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" Barbara Eden is the most beautiful girl in the world. "
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" I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing. "
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" I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences. "
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" My definition of a redundancy is an air-bag in a politician's car. "
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" I barely watch TV apart from the news. Most of it is rubbish. There's all this reality nonsense and dross. I think there's a market for a well-produced, well-written melodrama like 'Dallas.' It's pure entertainment. "
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" It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan. "
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" At that time I was making the largest salary known on television and I didn't want to see it die because those were the years paying off when I wasn't making anything. "
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" It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it? "
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" I have this wonderful personal chef who sources and stocks all my organic produce and I basically live on five smoothies a day. I'm totally vegan. I blend this green concoction with kale, cucumber, broccoli, string beans, avocado. My protein comes from protein powder. There is absolutely no milk, butter, cheese. "
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" I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding. "
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Anywhere
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" Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake. "
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" I admit the last couple of years shows were not up to par. "
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" I've travelled a huge amount, but almost all of it has been through work. I spent five years stationed in London in the special services of the American Air Force, producing and directing shows for the troops, which I absolutely loved. "
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" I'm not well versed on the verbiage of the internet. "
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" There used to be three networks, and now there are 40 million networks. There's a lot more competition out there, too. We would bring in 27 million people. Now, they're lucky if they have 17. I looked at the ratings, for the first time in 25 years, just to see, and there were 130 shows on. There used to be maybe 30. "
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" I'd like to play Matt Damon's daddy. He's a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I'd like to play his dad one day. "
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" Good acting is all in the writing. If it isn't on the page, then it really won't make any difference. You cannot act on force of personality alone. "
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" As J.R. I could get away with anything - bribery, blackmail and adultery. But I got caught by cancer. I do want everyone to know that it is a very common and treatable form of cancer. I will be receiving treatment while working on the new 'Dallas' series. "
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" Well, I motorcycle, I hunt, fish, I do all that. I keep busy. I'm never bored. I've never been bored. "
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" After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it. "
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" When we started the show, 'Dallas' was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR's home town. "
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" If I really had to pinpoint my happiest days out of the United States, I'd choose those Fifties military days in Britain, particularly my time in South Ruislip. I had a ball. "
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