In fact I have nightmares about having children. I want to carry a baby and feel the life within me and in my dream, I do. But every time after it's born, there's this incredible fear, this pounding pulse of fear. It's a real bad nightmare.

I dont believe there is any character that one can play for that long and not bring a piece of you to it.

When people have asked me in the past if I'm gay, I've said "I'm not gay, but I'm festive."

Something just happens when you read a part. You know, if you'd like to do it or if you don't believe it.

In my early days I was a contract player at Universal and I had a wonderful mentor named Monique James, who was head of talent there, and she used to drag me on sets to do parts.

But I've always believed that Christine Cagney shouldn't be played past a certain age.

Network heads don't seemed to be turned off by the men who get older.