Idealism loses to pragmatism when it comes to winning elections.

I wouldn't say I'm a political junkie. I follow it. I read a few articles every day.

I don't even know if people are familiar with my name as an actor. It's not as if I ever was an über-famous actor.

Screenwriting is definitely the majority of my time, but I do still act when stuff comes up. I do a few jobs a year.People ask me that all the time about written something for yourself to star in, and it's strange. I just approach it as two separate careers.

I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that's the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member.

I still recognized for television. Buffy is 70 percent, Gilmore Girls is 30 percent, and then Mad Men. If it's a mother/daughter, it's definitely Gilmore Girls. They usually say, "We always watch it together, and we feel like we're the Gilmore girls." I've heard that like, 5,000 times.

I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach, and I never rose above the level of mediocre.