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"I just consider myself a piece of the puzzle and I'm lucky enough to be asked or invited to the party, if you will. I hope I can bring some laughs and grimaces to the fans."
"A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it's pretty much the same every week."
"I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own."
"I'm like a fungus; you can't get rid of me."
"My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours."
"Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process."
"The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it."
"I was involved with drama departments since the 5th grade. I played at it. It was an escape."
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who's in ruttin' command here!"
"Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me."
"I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall."
"You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over."
"It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man."
"I think work begets work."
"The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach."
"This is advice I would give to any young actor - if you go into a room with anybody and you come in with a positive attitude and a place of love, and you truly do love what you're doing, then the negative energy doesn't even get into the room. You just have to prepare, and then go in and be the best you that you can be, and you'll either get the job or you won't."
"You can't control the audience. When you're on the air and they're not coming to the party, it's time to shut down the party."
"I'm no Leonardo DiCaprio."
"A lot of the questions that anyone would naturally have about their family, you'll get much of the answers for, or at least hints to where it will go, in the future."
"What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it."