Dennis Farina Quotes

Dennis Farina — American Actor born on February 29, 1944, died on July 22, 2013

Dennis Farina was an American actor of film and television and former Chicago police officer. He was a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. His most known film roles are those of mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run and Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. He also hosted and narrated a revived version of Unsolved Mysteries. His last major television role was in HBO's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012... (wikipedia)

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

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.

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

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.

Dennis Farina Quotes

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