I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much.

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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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about...

As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about...

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...

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 never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.