I feel like a hostage to fortune. Not that I am complaining. I wanted to play the role. But in truth I didn't think the show would be such a success. OK, I thought it would fail. Not because it…

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I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

I never was someone who was at ease with happiness.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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 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...

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....