I've done some stupid things. You just have to take responsibility, go, That was embarrassing, and move forward as best you can.

Were kind of in our own cocoon making it. Every once in a while you stick your head up for a second, and you just cant believe how successful the show has become.

One of the big draws of the show is here's a guy who is ordinary in a lot of ways but, due to his profession, he's placed in extraordinary situations that he has to make right with action and with thought. That's what is appealing about Jack - he takes charge.

There are certain moments that you have to hit in a film, like when a character cries.

Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels.

When we shoot 24, there are so many things I have to worry about, from the script to technical things to my performance, that I dont have a second to be bored or take anything for granted. We produce 24 hours of film a season, which is like making 12 movies.

My focus on 9/11 was on the victims - in the towers, in the planes - and all that loss.