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" When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in the movie, or Cagney, or John Wayne. We didn't know what the story was about or anything. "

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

" If you did something, and it wasn't right, you definitely found out about it. And they were pretty smart people, both my parents, so you didn't get too much by them. "

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

" The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun. "

" I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap? "

" This isn't the most handsome face in the world, and there are a lot of younger guys out there, but I keep hanging in there. "

" I'm just a character actor. "

" I think there is something very nice about going to work to try to make people laugh. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works. "

" 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 don't like to be talked into anything. I don't want to be cajoled. "

" 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. "

" When I was younger, I watched all the detective shows. "

" I loved 'Buddy Faro.' I loved the whole idea. "

" 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. "

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

" I'm a bit of a clotheshorse, and having a tailor-made suit is a big deal. "

" If I'm characterized as a character actor, that's fine with me. Whatever they want to call me is fine. "

" I've worked on what I think are good things. "

" I think all actors are supposed to be character actors. "

" I don't know if I have a technique. I'm just trying to remember the words. "

" It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop. "

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

" I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do. There's not too many of them made, so I don't know if I'll ever get to do that. They're awfully hard movies to make. "

" I live my life. And the best place to do that is Chicago. "

" I had seen 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and I thought that was a different kind of film than I'd seen before, with that kind of editing and slick camera movements. "