"When I played Dean Martin, he was dead when we made the movie but there would have been nothing better than to spend a week with Dean Martin if I could have"

In this quote, actor Joe Mantegna reviews his experience playing the function of Dean Martin in a motion picture. He acknowledges that Martin had already passed away when they recorded the motion picture, but he expresses a deep affection and yearning for the opportunity to have actually hung around with the legendary entertainer. Mantegna acknowledges that in spite of the challenges of representing someone who is no longer alive, it would have been a dream become a reality to have had the possibility to communicate with Martin and gain from him. This quote highlights Mantegna's regard and admiration for Dean Martin and his remorse at not being able to fulfill him in person.