I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the scarred Byronic hero.

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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...

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'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...

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 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 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...

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 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...

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 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...

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

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...

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 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...

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...

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked...

My mother wanted me to be a lawyer and I wanted to be an Actor....

My mother wanted me to be a lawyer and I wanted to be an Actor....

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail.

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail.

Actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment--to that line, that laugh,...

Actors are willing to give their entire lives to a moment--to that line, that laugh,...

I love you, but I love myself more.

I love you, but I love myself more.