There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom.

I think the most attractive thing is a sense of humour. If someone can make you laugh, you've gotten a lot out of the way.

I've always been shocked that people that I'm actually flying with say, 'Oh, I feel safer on the plane with you.' I'm thinking, 'You must not watch the show because everybody around me gets killed.'

I've always thought of the western as American storytelling at its best.

People respond to a guy who is trapped and succeeds on some level and fails on another.

My mother's five foot two and, I'll be honest with you, she's the only person I'm scared of.

I feel extraordinarily peaceful when I'm watching the sun set.