The Wire' really is an American classic, and I think that's something to be very proud of.

I worked at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, lived there for three years, and lived in Baltimore for 12 years.

That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family.

The people of Baltimore are great. I love Baltimore. What I looked forward to, every year, was getting a new apartment in a different part of town and hanging out. People started to see you in the character that you were, so everyone thought I was real police.

Stories work, if they have a beginning, middle and end.

Whenever an actor was going to die, I tried to help them understand not to take it personally. It wasn't about them. It's the story.

Be your true self. Because if you're not, there are consequences to be paid.