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

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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...

Larry Hagman was a huge star, and he was carrying my stuff for me.

Larry Hagman was a huge star, and he was carrying my stuff for me.

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 really a romantic at heart.

I'm really a romantic at heart.

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...

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 think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

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

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

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.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

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...

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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...

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.