Actually, if I had to do it over [leaving the show the West Wing], I’d do the same thing, because lost in the shuffle of it is that Aaron [Sorkin] left the same year I did. And I would not have wanted to be on The West Wing with somebody else writing it.
ROB LOWEThere’s this unbelievable bias and prejudice against quote-unquote good-looking people, that they can’t be in pain or they can’t have rough lives or be deep or interesting.
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Apparently Sodapop Curtis said “gnarly,” and Chris Traeger said “literally.” Every decade I have a favorite phrase I can’t stop with.
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It’s part of your job as an actor to put your personal problems behind you and work. Good actors can do that.
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I don’t like any sport where you’re already exhausted when you’re done putting on the equipment.
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Of the many horrors of divorce, the most egregious is that it robs a kid of the best of both worlds. Dads can do many things that even the best moms can’t, and vice versa.
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The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names like “Partygoer,” “Waiter,” or “Guy #1.”
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I think that in today’s world the right to privacy and freedom of the press are set on a collision course.
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I had no regrets when I did it, I have even less regret now because I can’t imagine staying on the West Wing show and then, six weeks later, Aaron Sorkin leaving.
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Anyone who’s lived their life to the fullest extent has a scandal buried somewhere.
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Allison Janney is the best actor on the series.Allison is one of the few actors I ever worked with who is incapable of hitting a false note.
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The ’80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.
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The script was given to me by one of my agents and they didn’t tell me anything about it. My first reaction was, “The West Wing? Is it about a squadron of fighter jets?” Then I turned the page and saw, ‘by Aaron Sorkin’ and I knew it was going to be something good.
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If people find me attractive, it would be for reasons that anybody finds anybody attractive. It’s something that comes from within, and it manifests itself physically.
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I happen to be a movie star, but I’m not saying, “Hey, I’m a role model. Imitate me.”
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It’s the media that take an isolated incident and make it a deciding factor in a presidential campaign, as opposed to the real issues, like abortion, the homeless, the deficit. The same is true with actors and their lifestyles.
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It’s always a good day when I get to work with Jim Belushi, who I adore.
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