Our country offers such great opportunities for us all. Unfortunately, too many hard-working citizens go day to day without enough food to eat.

I always liked the smell of a smoke-filled room. I think it's a good smell.

I'll miss the comments from the people on the street who love the show and who have felt its impact on the culture. I won't miss the shooting schedule, though!

Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

I respect people and expect that kind of respect back.

In a perfect world, you would be able to hold onto everyone. But It's not realistic. The changes with NYPD have been progressive and have taken the show to new levels.