Grey's' is just a machine. I wasn't really prepared for the epic nature of how popular the show is.

I really just like acting. I'm not always aware of what is hip and what is popular and what is zeitgeist.

One of my complaints with American TV characters is that they all have a particular schtick, a hook.

I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit.

I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice because I get offered villainous roles a lot, because of the way I look and whatever. And I tend to avoid them because I think you can end up in a cul-de-sac of your own making if you're cast in that.

Grey's' is just a machine. I wasn't really prepared for the epic nature of how popular the show is.

In the late-'80s, there was a big push to make American football big in Scotland. The Super Bowl was on TV, but it didn't really catch on. When I was a kid, though, I became a big Miami Dolphins fan. I don't really know why - I just liked the logo, I guess. I didn't really know what was going on.