I want to be done, and actually, go "I had a good run. No regrets. I'm ready to step aside."

I think, and I mean this sincerely, I was raised humbly. We were a lower middle income family and a household that was scrimping by at times. We were watching the dollar, stretching the dollar, and coupons. It was all those things.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.

Actors basically are the type of person that with three seconds left, we want the ball. Give us the shot to make it or miss it. We'll take the lumps if we miss it, but we want the chance to get the glory.

The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material.

I appreciate my role as an actor much more after I direct because it's just easier.

When you're directing an ongoing series, the tone has already been set. So a director will come in and fulfill that tone - reinforce the characters and their behavior. The challenge is to find unique ways that you can visually tell the story while keeping the established tone and the pace and the characters.