I don't usually get to play somebody who is, at least, nominally in charge. I'm usually playing somebody's lawyer or a doctor.

My first film role was a reporter. It's funny, because my father was a news reporter. I always thought there was something strange about that.

Maybe I'm just lucky I'm not working with any assholes... yet.

Every actor wants to do more, because you always think you can improve it.

If you do an episode about something like transverse myelitis, it's a real disease that's out there, there are a lot of people that have it, and it's hard to get funding for them because people don't know about it. There are actually a lot of doctors that don't know about it. But if you do an episode of House, all of a sudden 15 million people are hearing the words, and it's an opportunity.

I was a greasy short-order cook. I just liked being greasy! That was a real departure for me.

It can be easy and comfortable on the set and you don't go anywhere, or it can be a stress machine and all of a sudden it's a hit.