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Columbo was never comfortable if somebody considered him unique or smart.

I think people identify with Columbo because he is an average man.

The truth is, no one is like Columbo.

Children ran up to me shouting, 'Columbo!' At first, it gave me great pleasure, but later, I said to myself that those children should have had their own heroes instead of admiring a cop from Los Angeles.

To be totally sincere, I'd surely be a better actor today if I hadn't played Columbo all these years.

I've been asked a few thousand times how much of Columbo is Falk and vice versa.

I never understood a word John Cassavetes said. And I think he did that deliberately.

When wearing a trench coat, you're allowed to act like Humphrey Bogart when he was detective Sam Spade.

I think we should be encouraged to learn from Columbine and let it be a battle cry for all of us.