I was terrified of the Vietnam War when I was 13. I thought I was going. The draft was such an ominous thing, I felt as if it was going to trickle down to me.

I've always been fascinated by Baretta and Donny Brasco, and other undercover cops in movies.

People behave badly and people are in prison and people are on death row, and there are no excuses for everybody's behavior, but most people are coming from abuse.

My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. I've always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip, cool, anything-goes atmosphere back then, but looking good was still a priority.

Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television.

Most of the time people are aiming so low on television. They're trying to reach that common denominator, especially on network television.

Much of the time, as an actor, you sit around waiting. Most of your life and career, you’re waiting for your agent or your manager to call you.