I got a lot of flak for having Kirk as the lead because they all claimed it was a much harder sell, but no one else could have done that part for many reasons.

I think in a weird way that the entertainment industry is strangely more brutally honest than any other.

Fair or not, it always sucks when everyone wanders back from Sundance talking about how bad the movies were.

We own our movie and are now close to breaking even, even without finishing domestic DVD deals.

Well Bill Martin and Mike Schiff were the creators and they knew we had to do a family show. Everybody came at it from the angle of having been a kid and a teenager.

The day I showed up to South Carolina to work, I was with my kid and my ex and our dog and Kirk was hanging with this weird guy and I kind of defined the two of them by his friend and made a vow to avoid him.

It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there.

Yeah, I'd done a bunch of pilots. Some that had gone for a while. One that went for 13 episodes. But I had never been on a show that had lasted more than that.

I remember working on movies like Gettysburg and feeling that Jeff Daniels was kind of a mentor.

Then I did The Tao of Steve and that was at Sundance in 2000 where it did really well.

Once a film is made and it exists, someone somewhere is going to watch it and that is kind of the magic of it all.

I don't think a show's ever changed networks in the middle of the season before, but it was cool because they gave us those extra couple years of life that was necessary to get us to syndication.

I got a lot of flak for having Kirk as the lead because they all claimed it was a much harder sell, but no one else could have done that part for many reasons.

Ultimately, it has been a struggle- but I was in Minneapolis and Austin a couple of weeks ago, sitting in theaters with complete strangers watching this weird movie that Kirk and I thought up and I was excited to be making film.

I honestly feel like we never had a bad episode by TV standards. Every week I felt there were so many strong components of the show, especially the writing.

Young actors are pretty fantastic. I can't even imagine doing stuff like that when I was a kid.

I am in Ghost Rider but I'm not sure when it's coming out.

No, I'm not a comic book guy. I'm pretty fascinated with the subculture though and I do think that the world of comic books is such a natural transition into film.

I did pilots here and there but mostly I was doing little bits in movies.

It was all that stuff about taking your parents' car when you're 13, sneaking booze into rock shows and ditching school with your friends. I could relate to that as a former teenager, rather than as a present parent.

A college football star, by his senior year, is used to running out there with 110,000 people going nuts. They feel comfortable in that environment. To me, a set feels like that. The one thing that I do know is that, as long as I'm prepared, I know this environment and this world.

Follow your deepest dream, the one you had as a kid... but stay focused.

I have to say that it was a thrilling ride to be on 'Terriers.' It was this odd circumstance where it was really loved by the people it was loved by, but it didn't do well. In fairness to FX, they were just so generous in keeping it on the air the whole year.

I played on this soccer team, called Hollywood United, and there were a lot of old ex-international pro-players. We played this benefit match at the Rose Bowl, and the crowd streamed in. It's so nerve-wracking to go out into a stadium, feeling a billion eyes upon you when you mess up your touches. That's an overwhelming environment.

My mom, she's from Ireland, coached tennis in Nigeria when she was a missionary and turned me on to it when I was young.

San Diego was fantastic. I think there's something about San Diego that is quite different than Los Angeles.

Moms can be fresh, fly and young, and that's the kind of mom I want to be.

I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

I don't actually think there has ever been too much emphasis on what I am wearing.

Women desire six things: They want their husbands to be brave, wise, rich, generous, obedient to wife, and lively in bed.

There is an outdated belief that girls are not as good at science and math subjects as boys. But according to the report 'Generation STEM,' high school girls earn more math and science credits than boys do, and their GPAs, aggregated across math and science classes, are higher than boys'.

The Internet represented a really important tool that would be used by every business out there to some extent. But for the vast majority of companies to say, 'We're an Internet company,' is a little bit like saying, 'We're a fax company because we have a fax machine.'

I cover media people the way they cover politicians.

I've got many letters from Muslim organizations thanking me for making 'Kingdom of Heaven.'

It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it.

My father started with nothing and is a self-made man. No matter what I do with my life, I can never match his accomplishments.

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.

You need to know what makes artists tick. Having been through the process myself as a musician, since I was an early teen, gave me an advantage - understanding them from their point of view, because it's about them, it's not about you - it's their vision and what they're capable of achieving, and you're the conduit.

If you don't have eyebrows, you don't really have a face.

Don't do something for recognition. Do it out of kindness. Do it because out of giving, it will make you whole and complete.

The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.

Im not perfect. Remember that and try to forgive me when I fail you.

To hunt successfully you must know your ground your pack and your quarry.

My mother was a fashion designer, and my father was a model.

People want to feel hopeful.

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the people; and usually - not always - will try to do what is right.

Before the monopoly should be permitted, there must be reason to believe it will do some good - for society, and not just for monopoly holders.

Breathing is central to every aspect of meditation training. It's a wonderful place to focus in training the mind to be calm and concentrated.

I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others.