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" I'm set in my own ways. I like to do the things I want to do when I want to do them. "
Dennis Farina
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" Change never bothers me, not really. "
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" I think my high-school acting career lasted a day. "
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" 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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" 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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" The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun. "
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" Chicago's always a friendly place to me. "
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" It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop. "
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" My friends are still the guys I met 40 or 50 years ago. "
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" When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they were going to take out, and Ed told them no. I don't think they can deny the towers were a part of New York. "
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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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" When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money. "
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" My mother and sisters cooked Italian food, and I never heard of half of the dishes you see in these Italian restaurants. I just go in and order spaghetti. "
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" Rooting for the Cubs is not easy, but the best things in life never are. "
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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
" 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 loved 'Buddy Faro.' I loved the whole idea. "
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Loved
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" Sometimes I do pinch myself about the life I've had. "
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" I don't need to see the old school to remember it and the teachers there. They changed the way that I've always looked at life and learning. "
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" Most cop movies and TV shows are fantasies. "
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" I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. 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
Crazy
" Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it. "
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" I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series. "
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Said
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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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" Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was open to changes. "
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" I wasn't so sure about signing up for 'Law & Order.' I liked the show, but another TV series? I'll tell you, though, it's been great, and I had no idea how popular the show was. "
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" People are always telling me to shut up about Chicago. "
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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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