Directing is a big responsibility to take on. I think I'm only good at doing things I know very well. I don't direct movies because I get offered the new vampire movie or science fiction movie. I don't get offered those, anyway, but if I did, I would just tell 'em, "Look, I'm the wrong guy." I only do things about people and situations, and I do the ones that I think I'm the best guy for the job on, which is usually something I generate myself.

If you're going to take care of your kids and pay for your house and do something good for adults, you have to do something on television now.

I think Americana music is music that is generally more singer/songwriter oriented. It has more to do with the songwriting. The music, it's more like stories set to music.

If you look at a character as a mountain over there that you have to climb, then I think you've lost 50 percent of the air.

As most characters are that I play, there's a lot of me in it, anyway.

If something really strikes a chord with an audience, if it pops on TV, I don't mind watching it for a few minutes.

I always wanted to play a lawyer.