I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

In a perfect world, you would be able to hold onto everyone. But It's not realistic. The changes with NYPD have been progressive and have taken the show to new levels.

I was so emotional. Choked up. I could hardly talk all day. I'll be cleaning out my trailer and saying goodbye soon, realizing what a wonderful experience this has been.

I'll miss the comments from the people on the street who love the show and who have felt its impact on the culture. I won't miss the shooting schedule, though!

When he realized who he'd pulled over, the policeman shook his head in disbelief. He told me of all people I should know better. He gave me a real dressing down, but let me go.

Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.

I always liked the smell of a smoke-filled room. I think it's a good smell.

One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California in '78 was Santa Claus in shorts.

I respect people and expect that kind of respect back.

I consider myself fortunate that I've been able to find a character that people have responded to.

My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoker.

We were not destined to survive. The fact is, we were not destined at all. The war would take what it could get.

Vision is a mental picture of what could be, fueled by a passion that it should be.

The expectations of women are sometimes so unfair.

Sometimes I want to watch movies both to see what to do and what not to do also.

Everything is danger, but we pretend that it's not.

This is how we are protecting you, by getting you out.

I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.

Every novel is an equal collaboration between the writer and the reader and it is the only place in the world where two strangers can meet on terms of absolute intimacy.

When we pay attention, whatever we are doing...is transformed and becomes part of our spiritual path.

When making a painting, only one thing counts: what you do next.