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" 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. "

Dennis Farina

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" This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think, are pretty much the same all over; you still have to wait in the trailer. "

" Car chases usually don't involve major criminals - they're usually guys afraid of getting another traffic ticket. "

" 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. "

Dennis Farina

Seen

Work

" I love England and the historical aspect of it. "

" I like working. I like getting up every morning and going somewhere. Where I do it or what form doesn't matter. "

" 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. "

" I live my life. And the best place to do that is Chicago. "

" 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. "

" I'm very lucky. I'm the most fortunate guy that I know. "

" This isn't the most handsome face in the world, and there are a lot of younger guys out there, but I keep hanging in there. "

" I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words. "

" I have - and you gotta believe this - hardly ever met anybody in Hollywood who's not nice. There are some people I don't like, but everybody has been very nice. "

" The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody. "

" When I was younger, I watched all the detective shows. "

" I've worked on what I think are good things. "

" I try to bring my own style to a role, but I can't change how people think of me. "

" I've been involved in some movies that I really thought were going to take off that didn't. And then I've thought, 'This movie's not going anywhere,' and it worked. The same thing with television shows. "

" Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it. "

" I'm a bit of a clotheshorse, and having a tailor-made suit is a big deal. "

" I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap? "

Dennis Farina

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" I'm just a character actor. "

" 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. "

" I would love, one day before this is all over, to do a Western. That, and to play a priest. "

" Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works. "

" You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the way you think is right. "

Dennis Farina

Right

Way

" I even played a part in 'Miami Vice.' "