For the last thirty years in my career I never know what I'm doing next.

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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...

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.

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.

You talk to the real cops and they say ninety percent of it is paperwork.

You talk to the real cops and they say ninety percent of it is paperwork.

Dean Martin is one of my heroes.

Dean Martin is one of my heroes.

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 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'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.

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...

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.

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...

When they were small and my wife really had no other responsibilities, except taking care...

When they were small and my wife really had no other responsibilities, except taking care...

I did plays and movies and whatever all over the place.

I did plays and movies and whatever all over the place.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

I mean, believe me, I'm not for censorship.

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.