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I won't talk about what it was like in prison, except to say I'm glad I'm out and that I plan never to go back and to pay my taxes every day.

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I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.

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I'm for human lib, the liberation of all people, not just black people or female people or gay people.

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Yes, I'm religious. God has shown me things, made certain ways clear to me.

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I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet.

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Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almost everyone it was an ex-wife - I've had a few so it's hard to pinpoint which one - but who knows for sure?

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Hawaii is the best form of comfort for me. When I die, I want to be cremated, and I want half my ashes spread in the Pacific around the island, the rest on the property.

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I know that if I wasn't scared, something's wrong, because the thrill is what's scary.

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A sold-out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo.

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There was a time in my life when I thought I had everything - millions of dollars, mansions, cars, nice clothes, beautiful women, and every other materialistic thing you can imagine. Now I struggle for peace.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: December 1st, 1940

Died: December 10th, 2005

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