Had "Malcolm in the Middle" been picked up I would not have been available for the pilot of "Breaking Bad." And right now someone else would be sitting in this chair talking to you. Not me.

The things you want professionally are opportunities. And through my good fortune that's what's happened. Opportunity has come to me.

I can tell you for sure: people who are at their peak right now will not sustain that. You can't. It's against the law of nature.

There's so many things that can go wrong in the execution of a project like a television show or a movie, so many little elements, any number of things, all the way to marketing - like they could market it poorly and nobody finds it and down it goes.

Being from a divorced family almost felt like a scarlet letter at times. And I denied it for a long time.

Gay and lesbian couples should have the right to experience the joys of marriage and family.

It's in our nature to be intrigued. We're putting the bread crumb not in your mouth but close to your mouth. You reach a little bit, and that's why it works.