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" I'm a runner from sports. I've been a runner, but I wasn't a cross-country runner or anything like that. I played a lot of soccer growing up. "

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" I haven't really thought about where to scatter my ashes when the time comes, but I doubt that it would be in space. "

" The reality of our business is that for every actor who's rolled up his tent and given up and gone home, the next day you hear about some shoe salesman at Macy's who had this audition and now he's Harrison Ford. There's always that carrot out there in our business. "

" If you're a fan of Shirley MacLaine just like I am, I'd kinda go anywhere to work with her. "

" 'Quantum Leap' gave me a huge opportunity as an actor. The nature of the role and it's demands allowed people to perceive me as a versatile actor, and the wide success of the show around the planet gave me a certain notoriety that helped me get other work. "

" Clive Barker is just genius, and he's incredibly gifted in so many different ways. He can write and direct and paint and do all these different things, and he can do them all extremely well. "

" You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether he's a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you. "

" In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical. "

" I love 'White Christmas.' That's one of my favorites just because I love the music. I love the story, Bing Crosby. It's just one of my all time favorites. And it's hard to have a Christmas without seeing a little bit of Jimmy Stewart and angels running around town. "

" Liberace was a miracle. You talk about who he was and what he did, and then you look at who he inspired, from Elton John to Cher to Michael Jackson to Bette Midler. There are so many people that came to see him. Elvis was there, watching his shows. "

" The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have. "

" I've shot a lot of places, and I've produced. I always thought, 'Gosh, when you shoot in a big city, it's so difficult.' And New York, I always think, 'Where are you going to park the trucks? How are you going to stop the traffic?' "

" One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that. "

" To do something for other people when they need it most just feels good. "

" I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows. "

" What we are as actors, for better and for worse, is visible. "

" A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really. "

" If I can avoid looking at myself, I will. I don't care to examine myself or see much of what I do. I never care how I look. "

" I've done a lot of work other than sci-fi, and between half-hour comedy, stage, and various movie roles, I've really tried to avoid being typecast. "

" The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie. "

" New Orleans has a unique history as a great melting pot of all kinds of cultures, and that manifests itself now through the food, the music, and the kinds of people who live there. "

" Sunday night was such a big night for television when I was growing up - you know, 'The Wonderful World of Disney.' "

" My favorite thing about running is running when it's as hot as it can be, which is a little odd. "

" The movies are about big tent pole movies and big action and effects. "

" With any kind of sci-fi, the imagination continues, and the world exists, and you create that in your own mind, and it lives in you. "

" I don't think that a company should own a studio and the network, and program for their own network. It hurts the creativity - it is not a level playing field. "

" My oldest son started to like 'South Park' and 'Family Guy,' so we'd watch together so I could spend time with him. "

" Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also didn't get the show. "

" 'Behind The Candelabra' is an HBO movie. It's the Liberace story. Michael Douglass and Matt Damon. I play a small part in it. I play a choreographer who introduces, brings Matt Damon to Las Vegas for the first time. "

" I'm a musical theater guy. That's where I came from. That's where I go whenever I have the chance. It's my first love. "