Viewers can hate a character and at the same time can't take their eyes off of him.
But the path you end up on means that you have to close a lot of doors, too.
I like to try the scene over and over, but given the confines of television, I don't have that option.
The good thing about directing yourself is that you get over yourself.
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five seasons and it gets easy to fall into just walking on the set and assuming you know how to play a scene.
Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with someone.