Kathy Bates is sexy. It's partly because of her talent, but she's got a great face, and a great laugh.

I love Santa Monica and Venice because I like the beach. I have a lot of friends in that area.

I'd love to do another television series. I really love the writing process, and as an actor I really like how much you get to examine in television.

Once people start to think they've wasted parts of their life, or they're wasting their life as they speak, that means there's going to be great dramatic and comedic tension.

I love French stuff. Mmmm, french fries.

Did you ever notice they never take any fat hostages? You never see a guy coming out of Lebanon going: "I was held hostage for seven months and I lost 175 pounds, I feel good and I look good and I learned self-discipline. That's the important thing."

I obviously identify with the anti-authority figure. I've pretty much always had problems with authority, ever since I was a kid.