As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate…

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I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could...

I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could...

Seems to me that this business, for actors anyway, is not so much about whether...

Seems to me that this business, for actors anyway, is not so much about whether...

I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for...

I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for...

My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was...

My dad gave me my first bike at 16. I soon fell off and was...

I don't talk like House, or walk like him. I certainly don't think like him....

I don't talk like House, or walk like him. I certainly don't think like him....

I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing...

I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing...

I feel like I'm working on an oil rig right now. I'm away from home...

I feel like I'm working on an oil rig right now. I'm away from home...

To me, he's a hero, ... He's not polite. He's not someone you want to...

To me, he's a hero, ... He's not polite. He's not someone you want to...

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who...

I have my moments. Ever since I was a boy, I never was someone who...

One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my children...

One of the principal goals in my life has been to avoid embarrassing my children...

I run six-to-eight miles a day, plus weights and aerobics in the lunch hour. I...

I run six-to-eight miles a day, plus weights and aerobics in the lunch hour. I...

I have been instrumental in banning bottled water on the set. It hasn't gone that...

I have been instrumental in banning bottled water on the set. It hasn't gone that...

To be able to pretend to be something that I'm frankly not is very liberating...

To be able to pretend to be something that I'm frankly not is very liberating...

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to simply walk down the street. In New York, I...

I'm finding it increasingly difficult to simply walk down the street. In New York, I...

Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride through...

Driving a motorcycle is like flying. All your senses are alive. When I ride through...

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to...

I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to...