I had a great time on The Shield. From working on it I have a totally different view of law enforcement.

Be aware of your inner voice and follow it, even though most of the time it will tell you the most uncomfortable path to choose.

I've found myself getting more and more cynical about what's happening to the planet - it makes me furious.

I also have always felt that television has a huge potential for the kinds of audiences that some films would never dream or ever be able to have. So that potential is very exciting to me.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

When you're on the set, and sometimes, because it's been so complex and the writers have been really writing, sometimes up until the last minute... And you kind of sit back; you separate yourself from your brain, and you say, let me see if you can do this. And that's the kind of challenge I like.

Because as an actor, I really feel you cannot judge a character. You have to totally commit to that character. And for me to totally commit to the character, I have to find those places where I understand the sequence of behavior.