It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

You can be knocked down, but it doesn`t mean you`re out.

When I was in college, all the pretty women were in the theatre, so I auditioned for a play.

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

I like being a villain. Villains are more exciting.

I just couldn`t go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland`s suicide. I didn`t see how we could make the show light and funny any more.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

I don`t know if it matters what country you`re from, size of the city you`re from, urban or rural, there are people that are hurting each other everywhere.

I think that there`s room for everyone. I don`t think that if one person succeeds then another must fail. That`s lunacy. I`m not sure what the reasons are for my philosophy, maybe it`s the fact that if there are ten people doing the same job, we all know how we feel and what our high points and low points are.

I have adopted clothes from all the projects I`m in. It`s really been a while since I`ve bought anything myself.

I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan.

My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors.

As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

I took all the philosophy courses I could.

I put less stock in others` opinions than my own. No one else`s opinions could derail me.

It`s still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they`ll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you`re not the product they want, you won`t get it.

It`s very easy to confuse Sean Connery with James Bond. Sometimes in the entertainment industry, people believe the cake is more real than the baker.

I`m involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I`m also involved with most children`s causes, because children can`t help the environment they`re in.

Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

A fancy watch, it`s completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time.

I always thought that the badge a cop has was more like the shield that Captain America has. It`s an obvious sign of good and something you`ll protect other people with, but it will also protect you.

Almost anything makes me laugh, especially jokes at my own expense. And I will never, ever admit to being ticklish anywhere.

Death is not my best subject.

The movie that`s had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I`m in the ocean, I`m hearing that music.

All of the directors I`ve worked with I have loved and would work with again. I have no favorites.

Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.

With failure, you just try again.

I like the way the old Toyotas look.

Remember to be as smart as you are.

It`s great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

I love the rehearsal process in the theatre, and the visceral sense of contact and communication with a live audience.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn`t exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

I don`t have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.