The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's how are your parents doing.

Cable news is more titillating to talk about who's up and who's down and all that nonsense as opposed to what's actually done.

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process.

To the folks walking around the District of Columbia, I would say this: Be careful.

What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.

My folks are in Jersey. And I have a lot of friends and other family there. So, I try to visit as much as possible.

Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.