Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

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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.

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.

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?

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 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...

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...

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

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

I'm really a romantic at heart.

I'm really a romantic at heart.

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.

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 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...

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

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.

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'm a very big believer in fate.

I'm a very big believer in fate.

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.

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.

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 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.