I did a thing called 24 Hour Plays, a thing they do every year on Broadway. A bunch of playwrights and actors get together, you write a play and you ….

I said [to my mom], "I want to go to the parachute regiment." She said, "Whew, that's tough. But okay, I understand.".

Actors are the neediest people you're ever going to meet. And their relationship to real life, tenuous though it is because of all the wranglers, the….

In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy may be to speak directl….

The Clash, in particular, transcends any category..

As a viewer I came of age during a time when cast members were prone to fistfights. So I may be carrying a little of that kind of image in my head..

When you do something bad and you know you can do it, only you know you can do it. And do it while it's hot, man..

When we went to war at the Falklands, Buck Kernan had to shake each man's hand as we boarded a boat for war..

One of the wonderful things about Portlandia - and I'm not just blowing smoke, although I can blow smoke, but I'm not - is that there is an expansive….

Do I believe the execution will work out? Les Moonves said yes to Survivor based partly upon my show Eco-Challenge. He liked my way of filming outdoo….

I watched American TV shows: Starsky & Hutch, Dallas, Rockford Files, Bonanza. And for many summers growing up, I worked on my aunt and uncle's farm ….

The reason I have managed to get so many shows on television is because I've tried to be authentic. When you're gonna spend millions of dollars to se….

When you've got kids, it's a big undertaking. It's like doing four movies in a row..

My dad is a little Scottish guy with tattoos all over his arms..

Somebody'll be me, tomorrow or whenever. I've been doing this awhile. My time's limited. I've been doing this awhile..

I'm consciously working very hard at not eating..

For each show, we do maybe 15 versions before it goes on air. So I know every show microscopically..

My mother never criticized any idea I had. She thought anybody could have anything. Even if I was in a poor family that worked at Ford Motor Company ….

One of the best compliments I ever got was "You know what I like about you? You're smart enough to be scared. So many guys come on cocky, they don't ….

Pro Publica distorts the relationship between organizations and their consultants..

A movie is a miracle, even if it turns out to be a disappointment..