Cable TV has become where the best actors, writers and directors have gone to work because they are allowed to do character-driven stories.

The only thing worse than a loser is someone who won't admit he played badly.

Wanting people to listen, you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer, and then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.

To look in the eyes of audiences and see the kind of naughty glee that they got with being on the inside, the audience becomes your co-conspirators.

One can never take the cynicism one comes across in life too seriously.

Anytime someone can beat the acting out of someone else, I think its a wonderful thing.

I was not a studious kid, and I struggled to find things that would command my attention and engage my ideas and energies.