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

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Everybody wants to be like everybody else.

Everybody wants to be like everybody else.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

I figured that, if you do a vampire movie in Hollywood, you've made it.

I figured that, if you do a vampire movie in Hollywood, you've made it.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...