For some reason or another, 'Richard Diamond, Private Eye,' still sticks out in my mind. I don't think I particularly liked that show, but for some reason, he sticks in my mind.
Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works.
One of the funny things in life to me is a guy who takes himself very seriously.
If I'm characterized as a character actor, that's fine with me. Whatever they want to call me is fine.
In the kind of roles I do, you can do them and walk away from it and have a really nice time.
I realize that no one is going to come to me and ask me to be Julius Caesar or a romantic lead, but I think I'm a certain type of guy who looks a certain way, and that's just the reality of things.
I've taken up golf... or golf has taken me up.
When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money.
We know television should educate and inform, and I believe it should entertain.
I have no message or answers to social questions.
I've worked on what I think are good things.
I've been involved in some movies that I really thought were going to take off that didn't. And then I've thought, 'This movie's not going anywhere,' and it worked. The same thing with television shows.
I just think 'Law & Order' is the gold standard. History is going to show that it's probably one of the best series of shows that has been on television.
I really don't think there's such a thing as an ex-policeman.
Most cop movies and TV shows are fantasies.
Car chases usually don't involve major criminals - they're usually guys afraid of getting another traffic ticket.
I like being in the '60s.
It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop.
My parents, I don't know about 'strict,' but I would say they were fair and judicious, you know?
I think my high-school acting career lasted a day.
