Early on in my career I got a part in Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise. If I hadn't done that I wouldn't have met Tim Busfield and if I had….

I am an old, old friend of Aaron Sorkin's, who is the executive producer and writer. He had been talking about doing a political show for a long time….

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.

You don't want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything.

The issue for my character, and the issue of the show is, how dirty do your feet have to get without suffocating yourself in the mud in order to get ….

Only two things ever stop the government from doing anything: money and politics.

In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that's incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like work….

I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, to….

Cal Ripken is steady, he focuses on his job, and he's a good guy..

One of the most surreal moments in this election was after the third debate, when I heard a talking head say, Al Gore won on substance, on the issues….

We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in order to keep faith in t….

I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with ….

Aaron is a very passionate, maniacal writer so the scripts really come from him, but he is very open to... y'know, we'll plan ideas and we'll certain….

The invisible carnage of the unf-ed wives and the children not being read to is just wafting out..

I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional and difficult thing….

I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan..

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever….

As an actor you always feel like you're swimming upstream..

I did not always agree, personally, on the positions that Bartlet, character from the West Wing, took and I argued against them on many occasions. Bu….

With the success of a show, you get an opportunity to call attention to things that you believe in..

We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us..