Well, sometimes when you say you want to be like everybody else, you're really saying that you're not.

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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.

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.

You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.

You know, I never expected to enter the movie business.

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 always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I...

I always wondered if I was supposed to be excellent at something or not. I...

I became a very angry person and it was all due to alcoholism.

I became a very angry person and it was all due to alcoholism.

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...

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...

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.

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.

Brooke might tell a different story, but I've always loved the water.

Brooke might tell a different story, but I've always loved the water.

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'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...

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.

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

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

Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island.

Brooke was special in the sense that we grew up together on that island.

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'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.