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

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.

It's a roll of the dice in the movie business. I mean, every single movie is a roll of the dice. Any movie on paper could look like it's going to be fantastic. You know what I mean?

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

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

I love whiskey and haggis. I can't get enough of either.

If a man comes up to me, I'm almost sure he's going to mention Rome, if it's a woman, it'll be 'Grey's Anatomy.'