I learned a long time ago: You're in the entertainment business. You're not in the reality business. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

Quote by Dennis Farina

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I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

I'd love to do a Western. A real Western like John Ford used to do....

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

You can't act for the editing. You just go in and do the scene the...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

Do whatever you're directed to do, and leave the rest of that technical stuff up...

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

This is my first experience working in a foreign movie, but the mechanics, I think,...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind...

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

When they released Sidewalks of New York, there were some shots with the towers they...

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

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

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

I know people who go back and check themselves, but it drives me crazy. Everybody...

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

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

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

I love England and the historical aspect of it.

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So...

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...

I read the script and try not to bring anything personal into it. I make...