Knock wood, but I started acting professionally when I was 16, and I've always been able to support myself since then.

I was spoiled by theater, where there is no editor.

To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It's important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.

I was always enjoying the moment. Acting, writing, looking for roles and getting involved with people and trying to create something that would be entertaining to people. With 'E.R.,' we were all very lucky to get this combination of people together in the right story in the right way to take it to the level it has reached.

There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them.

To be a good actor you really have to want to act first.

Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said 'God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane.' I said, 'If I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn't the one on the plane. I want a real doctor.'