I've always been a history buff. It was one of the few subjects at school that really, really caught me.

I find it peculiar when people scoff at one bold idea, and yet they'll then turn over and watch a man travel through time in a police phone box.

Regardless of how dark and heavy the character is the actor has to approach it with that frame of mind.

It's always a treat to have something that lets me explore a different period. I do try to be a stickler, as much as I can, but luckily the writers are, as well.

It's great to have actors who are often cast against type.

Prudence never kindled a fire in the human mind; I have no hope for conservation born of fear.

The Word God wastes nothing and He heals two broken hearts with one story - the reader and the writer.

[Victoria Clark] is one of those people who has the rarest combination of gifts. I can put her in any classical play tomorrow because she such an extraordinary actress.

I'm being honest, I say what I think.

I never lost confidence in myself, no matter what the years were like or the results.

Confit is not something that comes to mind for summer. Usually it means duck confit, made by cooking the legs and thighs in duck fat to preserve them for winter.

I have no complex about wealth. I have worked very hard for my money; producing things people need.

I do not plan any painting, but begin with layers of textures and colors. As I layer the colors, something is suggested to me from within, and that is how it evolves.

Write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere. It is much harder work, but sometimes you have to take destiny into your own hands.

The most esteemed journalists are precisely the most servile. For it is by making themselves useful to the powerful that they gain access to the "best" sources.