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" We know television should educate and inform, and I believe it should entertain. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up to the director. "

" 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. "

" I really don't think there's such a thing as an ex-policeman. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 think my high-school acting career lasted a day. "

" People are always telling me to shut up about Chicago. "

" I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script. "

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

" One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Everybody wants to look in the mirror and see Cary Grant looking back at them, but that's just not the case. "

" There's not too many offers that come my way about being in a musical. "

" I'm set in my own ways. I like to do the things I want to do when I want to do them. "

" Chicago's always a friendly place to me. "

" I'm just a character actor. "

" Sometimes I do pinch myself about the life I've had. "

" 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. "

" My best year was probably 1948, and after that, it's been downhill for me. "

" I never jumped into anything, and I never liked being cajoled into anything. I've pretty much always done things because I wanted to do them. "

" 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. "