I had a really nice time on [Alphas]. It was a bunch of really good actors, and I was particularly thrilled to be working with David Strathairn.

A job is a job. And I like to work.

The kid in the episode [of Tales From The Darkside ] was played by Christian Slater! He was all of about 12 or so, but I've run into Christian many times since then, and he always does his line from Tales From The Darkside whenever he sees me.

As I get older and I get more of this dialogue and I lose more and more brain cells, it really does become the most difficult part of the job!

I don't think everybody wanted to be on [new Star Trek series] . I certainly didn't.

Basically, my deal is that I choose roles based on three criteria. One is the role, obviously, if it's something that speaks to me. Two is, are they gonna pay me? And three is, who am I gonna work with? And, really, if one of those is there, I'm pretty likely to do it, but it's particularly important to me who I'm going to work with, 'cause that's part of the joy.

Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception.