Dennis Farina

Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works.

You can change a person's life in an instant; put him in a movie, and you start thinking differently, you want to be in another movie. It's like an addiction almost.

The most credible police shows I've ever seen were 'Barney Miller' on TV and 'The French Connection' movie. They showed the tedious side of police work.

I have no message or answers to social questions.

I try to bring my own style to a role, but I can't change how people think of me.

Change never bothers me, not really.

Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was open to changes.

In the kind of roles I do, you can do them and walk away from it and have a really nice time.

It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop.

I think there is something very nice about going to work to try to make people laugh.

This generation of filmmakers is very good. They're seasoned, for some reason.

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.