I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.

I've been a writer longer than I've been an actor. I wrote short stories like crazy when I was in high school and college. I worked in advertising before I moved to L.A. to pursue acting.

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

I've been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise and elegance.

As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.

But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.