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.

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

I want to make sure that what I do has specific purpose and is not just throwing a dart at something to keep busy.

I've got a whole mantel just waiting for those awards to come, a whole big mantel. There's just so much available space. I've got the light fixtures hanging from the ceiling, all ready to shine on them. I dust it off every day.

The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from.

Mixing humor and politics is something that works.

Viewers can determine what they want to watch and what they don't want to watch.