There's boldness in being assertive; there's strength and confidence.

Part of an actor's job is to draw up a back story.

I think it's not a question of why, more a question of why not.

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

Being a day player, period, is one of the hardest things you can do as an actor.

In order to be an actor you really have to be one of those types of people who are risk-takers and have what is considered an actor's arrogance, which is not to say an arrogance in your personal life. But you have to be the type of person who wants the ball with seconds left in the game.

It used to be that people would watch TV shows because they knew the characters would stay the same. Whether it's Archie Bunker or it's Thomas Magnum you watch it because it's like, 'I'm comfortable, this is the same guy.'