This is the kind of work I've aspired to my whole career.

Most of us are flawed, complicated people, and we're all trying very hard to disguise that or hide it from the public. Ultimately, we respond to someone who's capable of doing heroic things but has issues or problems in their life that they can't seem to resolve. I believe audiences identify with that. All of us have those secrets and those things that we wish we could improve about ourselves. And when you have someone who's heroic and flawed, I think it makes us feel better about ourselves.

Basically that was the moment when I thought I'd like to do this forever. I never changed my mind.

Also, if you're in a TV show that does turn out to be very successful, you then can do whatever you want to do in theater for a very long time.

Sounds so silly, but I want to accomplish getting my kids through college.

I define success as being comfortable with yourself and your life. And that is about as good as it gets, really.

But I like to be thought of as a good father and a good husband.