I don't use my writing career as a vehicle to get me acting work or to write roles for myself.

I read an interview with Aaron Sorkin and he said he plays every part when he's writing. I thought, "Oh, I do that too! I'm doing okay."

To have a show have lawyers fighting civil rights cases week in and week out, I think it's exactly what we need.

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

I was a volleyball player as a kid. I played volleyball all the time.

The auditioning process is one in which the actor gets very little information about almost every element of it.

In the case of Game Change, the discussion in that film was how our politicians have become so much like celebrities - personality becomes more important than substance so that they can function in a 24-hour news cycle. So the question is, how do you feel about that? Is this what you want from a politician - somebody who's wildly charismatic, but has so little knowledge of substantive issues?