If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.

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I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love...

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

One of the things I was so glad that happened to me on Knots was...

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.

Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.

Theater to me is acting but it's more real on film.

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

I act for the reality, for the moment, and most of all I do it...

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

My wife is Danish and we go to Denmark a couple of times a year.

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

The decision as to why a show makes it has to do with politics and...

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

Television is so dictated by time constraints that you have to make quick decisions and...

I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

I went to the Westminster College for Men in Missouri, which is what it was...

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

On daytime they continue to revisit a lot of the same stuff while nighttime does...

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers...

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than...

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

Everything I have in life comes from Knots Landing.

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

I really wasn't on the Dallas set much. I did three or four episodes so...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

I can't really recall the first time I was noticed by a producer but the...

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.

Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the...

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.