We're Not Trying To Reinvent The Wheel;

Years Ago, We All Talked About Recycling And Not Dumping Things Down Your Drain And All Of That, But Talking Doesn't Help Much. Basically, It's Going To Have To Be Legislation Because The Impact Is So Huge And Diversified.

At The Time, My 6-year-old Kept Thinking My Character's Name Was "sam Alone," Which Is Kind Of Brilliant. The Funny Came Out Of Sam's Sad Core: The Alcoholic, The Sex Addict, The Person Who Thinks He's God's Gift.

If You Take One Rivet Out Of An Airplane, It Will Be All Right, It'll Keep Flying. You Take Another Rivet Out Of The Airplane And It Still Flies. So What The Heck, Let's Take More Rivets Out Of The Airplane, And Sooner Or Later, The Airplane Drops From The Sky.

My Job Playing Sam Malone Was To Let The Audience In, To Love My Bar Full Of People. And That Informed My Life. I Mean, We're So Different [in The Cast], Some Of Us. Miles Apart. [but] When I See Anyone From Those Days, I Tap Into That Instant Love For Them.

I Feel Very Strongly That You Can't Just Beat People Up Anymore; You Have To Work Hand In Hand And Find Ways To Compromise, And Get Big Business Involved, Because It Won't Happen Otherwise.