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

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" I've composed a fair amount in my life, and some of them have made it on to the screen, some compositions that I've done, a few. And I like doing that. I had never really considered doing a full-length thing. I've worked with other people creating full-length pieces. "

" For actors, we always feel like there shouldn't be any divide for anybody. The industry is the one that kind of creates the idea that if you're such-and-such an actor, you can't be on the big screen. "

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

" To be quite honest, I find that it's easier to do parts that are wrapped up in different hair and wardrobe and eras, and different period behavior, than it is to play closer to the present. "

" The longest show I've ever done was four and a half years, so I can only imagine what ending an eight year show is like. "

" I like fantasy. I've always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in. "

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

" 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. "

" The guy that picked me up at the airport in 1985 when I was out in L.A. for my first audition was selling a script. I was a nobody coming off a plane to read for a new show. "

" I was actually cut out of 'L.A. Story'... and rightfully so. "

" I was a huge fan of the original 'Star Trek,' and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship. "

" I think the challenge in hour television or half-hour television is that the more it's around, certainly on commercial television, the less time you have to tell stories these days, because the more commercials they're putting in. "

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

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

" '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. "

" The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age. "

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

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

" 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. "

" For a long-running TV show, you're looking for a character who is interesting and vibrant and you can imagine going into all kinds of different areas. "

" I went into show business because I love to work with people, and what I enjoy most about acting is rehearsing and getting to know people and their talents, forming relationships. Working in this business, barriers drop and you get into people real quickly. "

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" I am very much against weapons in space. And I wish we could be spearheading that program to come to some kind of international agreement so that doesn't happen. That is my only - fear - in further space exploration like always, we hope it doesn't get abused. "

" '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. "

" I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer. It's always been easy, the legalese. "

" 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. "

" I like pop, rock n' roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements. "

" 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. "

" Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides. "