I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines.

The acting part is easy; it's the preparing - lifting weights and getting your body in tip-top shape - that's the hard part.

Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.

And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon.

Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day.

What I would have liked to do on that show was play a secretary of state who has huge personal business interests throughout the world. That, to me, seems to be more in synch with reality.