I was happy to spend time with my family, get to know my daughter, who was born during The West Wing. I missed her first words. I missed her first steps. I'd leave work before she woke up and got home after she was asleep and didn't really know her. So it was important for that reason to reintroduce myself to the family after all of that hard work.

I turned down a lot of things - some very lucrative - because I could afford to at that time. That didn't lead to a happy place. I was happy to spend time with my family, get to know my daughter, who was born during The West Wing.

There's a genetic memory that stays on your bones. What you experience when you're young, I think it stays with you.

Listen - I like musicals. Even when they're bad, there's a couple of dancers I can watch.

I mean everyone, from Al Pacino to Murphy Guyer, are phenomenal actors.

My parents grew up in the Depression. Despite the success that they both had in their lives, there's a certain mentality that tells you to finish all the food that's on your plate and not wasting anything and appreciating what's on the table.

Families are like puzzles. They fit together in a certain way, and if one piece is missing, it throws everything off.