“I think the most fun I ever had was playing King Arthur in Spamalot on the West End.”

I came to The United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I’d become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia.

The guys that write Once Upon a Time were major writers on Lost,

I’ve got to be in The Guinness Book of World Records for having the most heart attacks on television.

I decided Widmore was the evilest of the evil, but in the end, not even the writers knew.

When you’re tied to one show, you are very much at the mercy of the writers so you can suddenly get a script where you have a heart attack and die.

When you’re a regular on a TV show, they give you more of a backstory, so with these recurring gigs, you have to make up your own backstory.

So I wanted to play bad guys. But I’ve been doing that now for 13 years so when I was offered the chance to do some comedy, I grabbed it.

And we had lunch when I started on OUAT and the first thing I said to them was, “I spent five years on Lost, you have to tell me, was my character good or bad?”

My wife says I’m much happier when I’m not a regular on a TV show.

They looked at me and said, “We have no idea.” That’s why you have to make your own backstory.

Republicans should oppose the D.C. Swamp / Deep State’s blood thirsty desire for endless wars.

He who is last had best laugh.

The end of commercial fishing is predicted long before the middle of the 21st century.

At the end of the day, regardless of the color of the cast, we’re all doing the same thing in this business: trying to make a good film.

If we don’t end war, war will end us.

Why should I ask the wise men: Whence is my beginning? I am busy with the thought: Where will be my end?

At the end of the day, I want to be part of the same conversation as Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.

As big a problem as gun violence is for Chicago, it is not beyond our ability to solve. Ending this string of tragedies is our top priority as a city. We are infusing our police department with the manpower, technology and training to meet this challenge head on.