As an actor you always feel like you're swimming upstream.

Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics

John Wells let me write a couple of West Wings, which was an incredible gift. I loved it once I got past the brain injury part of it, and so I'm working on a couple of things that are far from fruition, but what I want to pursue

You don't want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything

We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us.

I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional and difficult thing for him to do, but I admonished him for not waiting just one more stinking day.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope.