Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.

Abortion does not compute with my philosophy.

I've done a lot of television in life, and I don't remember the last time that I felt so consistently happy [working with Jenji Kohan].

I think the chemistry on the Orange set is extraordinary and I’m going to risk and say this: I think by virtue of the fact that there are not so many men, we are free to be absolutely authentic. There is a lot of freedom and trust.

Over the course of my career, which is about 40 years, I've visited plenty of prisons and I know what they're like.

We are talking about someone who has lived. It must be honored in every respect. The fictional can take any kind of channel - according to the actor's marriage to the character.

I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.