What you desire, as an actor, is to have an impact. That's why you did it. You want to move people, and you want to resonate with your audience. It's always a great compliment to have people appreciate and speak of the characters. I can go anywhere in the world, to places where people don't actually speak English, and people can say, verbatim, what I said on the show as Mr. Eko, which is great. That's fun!

You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.

I think always as an actor. I go in knowing how I'm going to play it. That's about it.

The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.

I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up.

I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.

What is a shame is that there isn't stuff that is as great as 'Oz' on a consistent level around today.