I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

So for, you know, for a good 20 years now I've been involved with veterans and soldiers and in support of them no matter what they're doing.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.