I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

The basic thing a man should know is how to change a tyre and how to drive a tractor. Whatever that bearded dude is doing on the Dos Equis beer commercials sets the bar. That's your guy. Every man should be aiming to be like him. The beard is just the tip of the iceberg.

On 'Justified,' we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.

You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one.

It's great if a pilot starts off great and if it doesn't start off so great it's not that big a deal: everybody's baby is born ugly. But you want to know, if given the opportunity: Where are we going? What's the story we're trying to tell?

I've been working for a long time and I've just really been allowed to work, with very little of the baggage and the pressures that can come with my job.

The danger with success in television is "Haven't we shot this episode before? Didn't we shoot this scene two years ago?" I think it's really hard to just take the risk from season to season and not be afraid to give the audience something completely different, and trust that they'll come with you.