I think every actor should be always grateful when they work.

I have to admit, I never watch television; once in a while I'll see things, but I grew up without it. I had a father who said, 'I hate television'; it came into being when he was a kid, and he didn't have it, so he didn't think I needed it.

I did a film when I was about 30; it's a coming of age story called 'Gas Food Lodging,' and I'm so proud of that little independent film. I play this young English geologist, and he's such a simple, loving kind of guy. Doesn't talk too much. He's just a quiet guy, and he gets the girl.

I thought I'd never do film, let alone television. I was a diehard theater nut.

The crew, the actors and the writers all work the same way. We always want to do the best job.

For me, the idea of being a successful actor is hanging out with my dogs and my boy, down in Venice beach, and going, "I don't have to audition today. I've got a little respite here."

There's this great fantasy of going to work, every day, and getting to play out what people think my life is, as a successful actor.