I love The West Wing for many reasons. The show has been a fantasy. But we have offered a parallel universe to reality.

I think the Church is a conduit to God. The Church is not God. And I think that from the very beginning Jesus taught us that.

I love The West Wing for many reasons. The show has been a fantasy. But we have offered a parallel universe to reality.

My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.

The most satisfying thing in my life and my career is to work with my children.

Jim Dean and Elvis were the spokesmen for an entire generation. When I was in acting school in New York, years ago, there was a saying that if Marlon Brando changed the way people acted, then James Dean changed the way people lived. He was the greatest actor who ever lived. He was simply a genius.

I sincerely believe that everything - everything - is grace, and you have to stick around long enough to see it through. I'm a very optimistic person.