A biography for Dennis Farinahasn’t been written yet.
“The British have slang words, as we do, but it was fun.”
“Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it.”
“What you do as a policeman might be the right thing to do, but it's not entertaining. I left that behind me.”
“This isn't the most handsome face in the world, and there are a lot of younger guys out there, but I keep hanging in there.”
“I think my high-school acting career lasted a day.”
“Change never bothers me, not really.”
“My mother and sisters cooked Italian food, and I never heard of half of the dishes you see in these Italian restaurants. I just go in and order spaghetti.”
“When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money.”
“Rooting for the Cubs is not easy, but the best things in life never are.”
“Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works.”
“I think there is something very nice about going to work to try to make people laugh.”
“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 even played a part in 'Miami Vice.'”
“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.”
“Maybe it's because I was too much reality, but I'm not interested in seeing too much reality anymore. I'd rather watch a Dean Martin concert and let the world go by.”
“I didn't fall for a lot of that stardom stuff.”
“In the kind of roles I do, you can do them and walk away from it and have a really nice time.”
“There's not too many offers that come my way about being in a musical.”
“I wanted to do Buddy Faro as a small budget movie. They said no. So I wanted to do it as a series of recurring TV movies, and they said no. So I agreed to do it as a series.”
“The cast was huge, but I never saw anybody.”