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

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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.

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...

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

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

I think the United States is way behind the times.

I think the United States is way behind the times.

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...

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.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

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.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

I'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

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...

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 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.

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

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