There's this notion that in order to draw attention and to be considered for roles I want to be considered for, you need a certain amount of notoriety.

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

I'm pretty handy! I do a lot of things around the house, and I actually enjoy it.

If you have a level of expectation in your life that you have to be a quote-unquote star, whatever that means, you might be setting yourself up for failure.

When 'Malcolm in the Middle' was over, I was looking for a drama more than a comedy...but if it was a comedy that came up, it would have to be as well-written as 'Malcolm' was, and it would have to be a different kind of character than I played on that show. That's harder to come by. In drama, there were more opportunities, more options for me, and when I read ('Breaking Bad'), it was just, 'Good night, Nurse! I'm going after this sucker!'

I think the best-written films or television series have a measure of the opposite of what they are.

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.