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

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As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change.

As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change.

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...

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

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

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 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 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...

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.

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 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.

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.

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...

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

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.

We also shot at a location that was an Aboriginal sacred ground for the shots...

We also shot at a location that was an Aboriginal sacred ground for the shots...

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.

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 think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

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.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

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.