If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I got the same good feeling in acting that I had in sports, but I found…

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The beard is here because I got tired of shaving and Grissom, subsequently, got tired...

The beard is here because I got tired of shaving and Grissom, subsequently, got tired...

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are...

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are...

I think you can find yourself on one of these shows for a long period...

I think you can find yourself on one of these shows for a long period...

Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is...

Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is...

I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want...

I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want...

Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was...

Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was...

I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I...

I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I...

One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give...

One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give...

I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You...

I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You...

Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to...

Sure, I always chose rebels to identify with - I still do - but to...

Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He...

Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He...

Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and...

Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and...

Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except...

Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except...

When we get involved in the ratings, then we're doing the network's job. We need...

When we get involved in the ratings, then we're doing the network's job. We need...

Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand...

Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand...

I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my...

I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my...

We knew all along we were making a good show, so its success was not...

We knew all along we were making a good show, so its success was not...

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come...

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come...

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't...

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't...

Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years...

Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years...