Love Quote by Dennis Franz

Dennis Franz is doing the classic actor two-step: genuflect to the audience, then quietly confess what the audience never sees. The first sentence is pure civic gratitude, aimed at the most democratic focus group imaginable - “people on the street.” It’s not just fans; it’s strangers who, by stopping him, confirm the show crossed the membrane from “TV” into shared cultural shorthand. “Felt its impact” is carefully chosen, too. He’s not bragging about ratings. He’s claiming a kind of social footprint: the show didn’t merely entertain, it stuck, it shaped conversations, it left a residue.

Then comes the punchline with teeth: “I won’t miss the shooting schedule, though!” That “though” is the hinge. It punctures the reverence and replaces it with working-actor candor. The subtext is a corrective to the glamour myth. Yes, the show mattered; no, making it wasn’t a champagne lifestyle. Network production schedules are famously punishing - long hours, relentless repetition, physical wear, time lost to family, a body calibrated to call times and set lights. By admitting he won’t miss that grind, Franz humanizes himself and, slyly, flatters the work itself: if the schedule was that brutal and the product still landed culturally, the achievement looks earned, not manufactured.

It’s also a neat farewell posture. He keeps the relationship with the public warm while drawing a boundary around the job. The love was real. The labor was realer.