But we're still in somewhat a Puritanical society in a lot of ways.

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For every Mother Teresa, there's a Jeffrey Dahmer.

For every Mother Teresa, there's a Jeffrey Dahmer.

There are a lot of people who will come to me for advice or whatever.

There are a lot of people who will come to me for advice or whatever.

Dean Martin is one of my heroes.

Dean Martin is one of my heroes.

If at the end of the day, people look at it and say, oh, yeah,...

If at the end of the day, people look at it and say, oh, yeah,...

There's now a Fat Tony doll, which cracks me up. But you feel honored that...

There's now a Fat Tony doll, which cracks me up. But you feel honored that...

I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things.

I'm a character actor so I've jumped around to all kinds of things.

That's why I really don't play cards or gamble. Because I'd crack.

That's why I really don't play cards or gamble. Because I'd crack.

I've loved it, but I have a wife and two children.

I've loved it, but I have a wife and two children.

If you're going to believe in a God, then you also have to equally believe...

If you're going to believe in a God, then you also have to equally believe...

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a...

I mean, it's the life lessons that I suppose you learn that nobody gets a...

I reached that day that I always thought might happen, where I say to myself...

I reached that day that I always thought might happen, where I say to myself...

You know the way I play golf, it's a good I do these things for...

You know the way I play golf, it's a good I do these things for...

I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life.

I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life.

But what I will do is I'll acknowledge it and if it can be of...

But what I will do is I'll acknowledge it and if it can be of...

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

You learn that not all things fall into a certain kind of pattern that can...

You learn that not all things fall into a certain kind of pattern that can...

There's good and evil going on. We have cops. We have robbers.

There's good and evil going on. We have cops. We have robbers.

Whenever you're going to play a real person, you run the risk of well, everybody...

Whenever you're going to play a real person, you run the risk of well, everybody...

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's...

I wouldn't be surprised if some day, they put the Simpsons in the Smithsonian. It's...

When I played Dean Martin, he was dead when we made the movie but there...

When I played Dean Martin, he was dead when we made the movie but there...