One of my favorite stories is my first kissing scene with Linda Gray.

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I think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

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...

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'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...

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

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

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