With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.
Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody.
I find that everything I do is demanding, like Jack Bristow is a complicated man and I do a lot of explaining in the show, it takes a lot of energy and concentration.
I visualized high school as being like 'Saved By the Bell.' I decided I would do all the things they did on that show.
I'd say you have to be really committed to the field, show up for every audition and to be aware that very few make it in this field.
The only people who do plays in LA are people who can't get jobs in TV shows.
When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.
It is one of the consolations of philosophy that the benefit of showing how to dispense with a concept does not hinge on dispensing with it.
I used to work at the unemployment office. I hated it, because when they fired me, I had to show up to work anyway.
For me, personally, I'm usually not on my phone that much. I prefer listening to old radio shows and watching foreign films than tweeting.
Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters.
There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.
I believe Watergate shows that the system did work. Particularly the Judiciary and the Congress, and ultimately an independent prosecutor working in the Executive Branch.
I said that the only way I could have a band that would work in the format of my show is if the band were crap. So if I have a band they'd have to really suck.
Museums are for dead artists. I'd never show my work in the Tate. You'd never get me in that place.
I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.
My dream would be to be on a show that shoots in New York, because I live here, and then I could walk to work.
All my shows are therapy, trying to navigate interesting subjects so I can work them out and to be honest and say some things are beyond the wit of this man.
My main worry is that after a certain point you become so identified with a character and a series that you might not be able to get work when your show goes off the air.
In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives.
I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.
