A movie is a miracle, even if it turns out to be a disappointment.

For each show, we do maybe 15 versions before it goes on air. So I know every show microscopically.

I'm consciously working very hard at not eating.

When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war.

I said [to my mom], "I want to go to the parachute regiment." She said, "Whew, that's tough. But okay, I understand."

The first time I learned I could sell myself was when I convinced a wealthy American family to give me a job as a nanny. Childcare. Totally unqualified. But I learned to be ready for anything. And that I can adapt. That I can become the best diaper changer.

As a viewer I came of age during a time when cast members were prone to fistfights. So I may be carrying a little of that kind of image in my head.