Comedy is important! When youre having a stressful day, and you come home, you want to watch something that makes you laugh.

I learned construction and carpentry from my father at a young age, so I felt very comfortable and I felt very satisfied when I worked in that field.

Sometimes you walk out of an audition and you kind of know you nailed it and you're probably going to book it, but you very rarely are told in the room by the people who are hiring you.

Most people don't like challenges at work. Actors love challenges at work.

When script is written well, then you start to make decisions of, "Well, do I want to be away from home for that long? Do I like the people involved?" When it's written well, a lot of those things go away and you can't not do it.

The truth just happens - lies take time to make.

If youd asked me after Band of Brothers what thing I wanted to do next, I certainly never would have imagined Southland.