I don't have a single complete show or movie or anything else that I could look at and say, Nailed that one. But endless dissatisfaction is, I suppose, what gets us out of bed in the morning.

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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...

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 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...

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 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'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 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...

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 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....

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...

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 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 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 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 never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

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 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...