I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.
David SchwimmerThere are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.
David SchwimmerMy parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. Theyre both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going.
David SchwimmerI don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.
David SchwimmerI think a huge amount of it is because of the Internet. Every single thing in the world is accessible with a few clicks. Almost every child, by the age of 13, has seen pornography. That's clearly different. It used to be really hard or really humiliating, as a 13-year-old, to access pornography. If you wanted to take a look at a Playboy, it was really challenging. Today, it's a joke.
David Schwimmer