I don't know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.

The worst acting is about imitation.

Well I think that the mind of a serial killer and the mind of the detectives represent the duality we face as people.

It isn't always hard work that does the job.

Acting is constant exploration.

Some of the best movies made about crime are those where the crime solver can get inside the head of the serial killer, and those are the techniques we use in C.S.I.

It's exciting to think that something I'm involved in is touching so many people in so many cultures.

I don't know what an audience wants to see but I know what I like to see.

The real rub is finding that authentic self and it's not something that's going to come to you overnight.

You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows.

American shows don't always translate, but this one has and speaking for myself I'm quite glad for it.

Strive to be authentic all the time. That's sort of my philosophy on life, which applies to acting.

I look forward to the end of all this money-making part of the career, to be truthful.

I sometimes improvise, and that's what I call 'massaging the character.'

I think everyone, all of us, are complicated people. We have jobs that require us to be a certain way. We all do. Unfortunately, our jobs overtake our personality, but that is the world. We live in a conundrum. You have to keep it together.

I've always thought really good artists in general are overqualified. You're paid to stand there and do a line, but the guy has probably gone to drama school... but they have developed it to be just, like, one specific line.

The thing that attracted me to 'CSI' is that these guys are always professional, but underneath, it's teeming with a heavy shadow. Maybe even some decadence and some weirdness with certain characters! And that always intrigued me as an actor.

Parody is homage gone sour.

You don't have to dislike people you disagree with and it doesn't mean you shouldn't be able to have bipartisan friendships in this place. Life's too short to have it any other way.

I will not campaign for any party.

I always wanted to do a comedy, but I wanted to pick the right one. But it came down to working with Steve Carell. I've wanted to work with him since I met him years ago as a kid.

To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.

One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.

I come from a place of loving people - all human people.

Money in politics is a huge issue.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

When we shift back to feeling the sensations in our body and connect to what's in front of us, the creative channel opens up.

We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged.

He was like a real dad, you know. We used to sit down with guitars and mess around.

There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty.

I love Canada. Canada is a great neighbour. Canada has been a great friend and neighbor for many, many years.

Life should be blissful, and blissful doesn't mean just a small happiness. It's huge. It is profound.

I know that on LAPD they have used psychics. They used it on the Hillside strangler case. I'm not sure on the Richard Ramirez case. I can't say one thing or another about it. I've read about it. I really don't have a lot to say about if it works or if it doesn't.

To truly utilize the full potential of every person in our nation, our laws and representation must track the needs, concerns, and goals of the Latino community.

I like naming characters.

The wrong person isnt breaking their back to make you happy. So stop breaking your back for them.

Any email that contains the words 'important' or 'urgent' never are, and annoy me to the point of not replying out of principle.

I've had an amazing professional life, personal life, but at 64 to have a son who gives us that much love and enjoyment is, wow!

If you change a character too much, the audience falls out of love with the character, but characters need to evolve and grow over the years.

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.

Antique things are not only seen in Museums, but there should be an antique mind which can find unique things to its surroundings.