My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to go through the same experiences as I did as a child actor..

I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything I did..

I play a lot of chess. I probably played 200 games while we were making 'Andromeda.'.

I met the Queen, the Pope, and we went all over Europe and Asia. I just wish I was older when I did all this. Then I could appreciate it more..

I demand excellence from the people I work with..

I asked Michael Jackson once. I said to him, 'How were you able to go from the Jackson Five to the biggest star in the world? What was your secret, M….

I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country mus….

I think that if there's some innovative entrepreneurs out there who can help teach people how they can cost-effectively help themselves and their pla….

I think my family's watched me over the years in my career, in my pursuit of my career, and they've seen the challenges and the struggles that come w….

There are always moments of despair when you get close to jobs and lose them at the last second. It feels like getting punched in the stomach. You fe….

My sympathies go out to the young performers today because they are under a microscope in a way I wasn't. Now everybody's got a camera phone and can ….

I have been a huge nerd to my kids. I haven't done the cool movies that they like. With '24,' I gained a lot of respect. '24' is now, it's hip, it's ….

I never thought I was good enough actually to write..

I did a lot of gasoline commercials - Hess, Texaco. I was part of the family in the car, the little brat in the back..

It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful..

Nashville feels like a big little town to me. It's got lots of culture and lots of interesting things to do and lots of interesting people. At the sa….

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will..

Directing, I just feel comfortable. I know what I want. I know what I want from my crew. I lead by example. I have limitless energy as a director..

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger..

I can be tough on actors, but I also let them know early on in our relationship what I expect from them..

I always knew I was going to be a family man..