"If you're a star you go through the front door carrying the roses, instead of through the back door carrying the garbage." "As a matter of national survival, we need to do the best we can to sponsor the good guys and to do something active about bringing down the bad guys." "I think there's a definite carry-over from Eliot Ness. Somebody once said, 'You really think you're Eliot Ness.' No, I don't think I'm Ness, but I sure as hell know I'm not Al Capone.'" "It's not what you are in Hollywood - it's what people think you are." "Well I come from a military family. Whether it's the country or city, I never liked the bad guy. I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano. For me very simply they were the bad guys. And when I did the Untouchables, I told them going in, if you try apologizing for any of these crumb bums, get someone else to play the part." "I am very pro law enforcement." "You go to Lifetimetv.com or unsolved.com and you personally can be an important part of solving cases. This is where the interaction, the symbiotic between the viewer and the show, is important." "I play bad golf for good charities like the LA police." *