Crime is one of the leads of the show. If there's ever anything that deals with a character's personal life, you don't have to worry about it getting too crazy. People don't have to worry about character arcs. Each episode…

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If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then...

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then...

I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat...

I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat...

I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines.

I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines.

It's always been kind of weird to me because when you give someone an autograph,...

It's always been kind of weird to me because when you give someone an autograph,...

There was a friend of ours who worked with a girl who had said she...

There was a friend of ours who worked with a girl who had said she...

De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't...

De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't...

You can be childlike without being childish.

You can be childlike without being childish.

When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every...

When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every...

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I...

I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I...

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more...

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more...

I think we present extreme aspects of human behavior and hopefully get at times, messages...

I think we present extreme aspects of human behavior and hopefully get at times, messages...

People don't know where to place me. Terry Gilliam used me as a quirky cop...

People don't know where to place me. Terry Gilliam used me as a quirky cop...

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

Whoever envisions not one but two series in New York?

Whoever envisions not one but two series in New York?

My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me...

My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me...

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

Hate is a draining bottomless pit from whence nothing good or of any value can...

Hate is a draining bottomless pit from whence nothing good or of any value can...

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...