“The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.”

I always did think that when I turned 40, I’d start coming into my own.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

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!

If I’m gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is “poontang”.

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.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

My wife asks me, when I get home from auditions, if they asked how tall I am. And if I say “Yes,” then she says, “Okay, you didn’t get that job.”

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

What hard evidence is there that Obama doesn’t want ebola in America?

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.

You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.

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.

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.

It’s what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I’m a family man.

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.