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" Well, I motorcycle, I hunt, fish, I do all that. I keep busy. I'm never bored. I've never been bored. "
Larry Hagman
Motorcycle
Bored
Fish
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" I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation. "
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" After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it. "
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" I think that everybody in the world, whatever colour or creed, has a jerk like JR in his or her family somewhere. Whether it is a father, uncle, cousin or brother, everybody can identify with JR and that certainly had something to do with the success of 'Dallas.' "
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" I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it. "
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" I think they could of recast the children, I heard of people wanting to do something like that. That would be a nice little show to do but you know that show was of the 80's, I don't think the audience mind set is in that direction any longer. "
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" Marijuana you can give up, Iv given it up for fifteen years now and it never occurs to me to smoke it anymore. "
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" When we started the show, 'Dallas' was known as the city where JFK was assassinated. By the end it was known as JR's home town. "
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" I was sad to see anybody leave, we had a very nice family on that show. I was very sad to see momma go, Victoria and especially Linda. My god that was my wife on the show, in fact my wife calls her wife. "
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" I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character. "
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" Once you get rid of integrity the rest is a piece of cake. "
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" I was born with success. Lucky for me I am able to handle it. Also, I damn well deserve it! "
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" But there is no withdrawal, but with tobacco there is terrible withdrawal, it is almost impossible for a lot of people. I did, I went cold turkey, they never had any patches in those days but grass was not difficult, alcohol not difficult, but tobacco - oh my god. "
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" There used to be three networks, and now there are 40 million networks. There's a lot more competition out there, too. We would bring in 27 million people. Now, they're lucky if they have 17. I looked at the ratings, for the first time in 25 years, just to see, and there were 130 shows on. There used to be maybe 30. "
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" I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences. "
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" If you do your research on hot springs all over the world, they're usually places of peace. People, even in warring nations and so forth, they'll go and live in peace together around the hot springs, which were always considered medicinal. I firmly believe in water therapy. "
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" It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all their airs and graces, they need to remember it is an honour and a privilege to make money from acting. How hard is it? "
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" I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding. "
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" Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals. "
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" Well, I decided to stop. And I did. I stopped smoking, and I stopped speed at the same time. "
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" If I really had to pinpoint my happiest days out of the United States, I'd choose those Fifties military days in Britain, particularly my time in South Ruislip. I had a ball. "
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