But I loved the script to 7th Heaven and couldn't say no. It made me laugh and cry, and I was hooked. I'd love to know who turned it down, because I'm sure at least one other actor did. But I'm glad he did, whoever it was.

You need to develop, somehow, a huge amount of faith and confidence in yourself, because there's a lot of rejection throughout an actor's life and you have to believe in yourself more than anyone else.

I can't come on like a parent to these kids, if I do, I won't be able to have fun working with them. The good news is they all have parents. The younger ones, their parents by law have to be on set.

I spent 26 years in the business without ever knowing what I was doing a month from now.

The process of doing plays will make you an actor.

There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career.

I go to St. Matthews in Pacific Palisades, an Episcopal Church.