I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.

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The guy who owned that island was from Oregon and he decided that he wanted...

The guy who owned that island was from Oregon and he decided that he wanted...

I thought that would be kind of cool, to make a bad guy look sympathetic.

I thought that would be kind of cool, to make a bad guy look sympathetic.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I've been a scuba diver since I was 16 and I think that was one...

I've been a scuba diver since I was 16 and I think that was one...

Who cares who comes out of the closet or not, so long as you're happy?

Who cares who comes out of the closet or not, so long as you're happy?

I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.

I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.

It's only in the United States that they make a big deal about nudity.

It's only in the United States that they make a big deal about nudity.

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

There are times when directors just don't know what they're doing.

Everybody wants to be like everybody else.

Everybody wants to be like everybody else.

We also shot at a location that was an Aboriginal sacred ground for the shots...

We also shot at a location that was an Aboriginal sacred ground for the shots...

They built these little tanning booths for Brooke and I to do nothing but lay...

They built these little tanning booths for Brooke and I to do nothing but lay...

Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying...

Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying...

I truly, truly believe that I was going in that direction and all of a...

I truly, truly believe that I was going in that direction and all of a...

I think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

One of my favorite stories is my first kissing scene with Linda Gray.

One of my favorite stories is my first kissing scene with Linda Gray.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change.

As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change.

Let me tell you something: if you're on an island for three and a half...

Let me tell you something: if you're on an island for three and a half...

I had a lot of coaching for the movie and no, I have never sung...

I had a lot of coaching for the movie and no, I have never sung...