104 Quotes by Dennis Farina

I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.

When I was a kid going to the movies, we'd go because Bogart was in the movie, or Cagney, or John Wayne. We didn't know what the story was about or anything.

As far as carrying the American banner, you just do what's right for the kids.

The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.

Usually you're in movies with a lot of dissolves and things, but this was kind of quick, more jarring than usual. I thought it would be fun to be in a movie that's unconventional. Then I met Guy and I liked him. I think he's a good man.

I've tried writing. Two days later I'd go visit it and say, Jesus Christ, who wrote this crap?

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.

I have a home in Arizona. I go a couple months a year, but basically Chicago is my home.

I think all actors are supposed to be character actors.