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.

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'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.

Our country offers such great opportunities for us all. Unfortunately, too many hard-working citizens go day to day without enough food to eat.

Life is a sacred enduring journey.

For her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

God doesn't NEED raw material. He MAKES material.

There's nothing more haunting than the cry of a child that cannot be returned with food - the most fundamental expectation of every human being.

If there's something I feel certain of, it is that we're not very aware of each other and that's largely because of social media.

Good food and good eating are about risk.

But steady-cams are very different than hand-helds, because hand-held gives you that verite feel.

Faith is often the boast of the man who is too lazy to investigate.

Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.

You're never given a dream without the power to make it true.