My godfather was a Chicago policeman, and I've always looked at law enforcement as a challenging and interesting job.

If you're committed enough, you can make any story work. I once told a woman I was Kevin Costner, and it worked because I believed it.

I felt my personal life was not what it should be. It had nothing to do with Mr. Show - I'm monstrously appreciative and understand what it did for me and to me - but after four years, I just felt like I needed to do something else. I guess I wanted to be in a different place, physically.

Directing is probably the best job, but acting is really, really great. It's like a fun vacation that you get paid for.

I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.

When you envy actors, only envy them for their good roles. Keep in mind they have to do a lot of roles to make a living, and not all of them are good. When they're doing a stupid role in a bad production, it's kind of a dumb thing to do when you're an adult. When you're doing a great role that's well-written, it's an enviable job.

It's fun to discover things. I wouldn't want everything laid out, simply and too obviously.