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" One of the hardest things to do is to be present and open and clear about who you are and what you stand for. We all have issues with that. "

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" I get nervous even guesting on other people's shows. "

" And I've always felt comfortable certainly in a courtroom because you're just performing. And there was a time in my life when I thought when I grew up I'd be a trial lawyer myself. "

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" My daughter, when she was younger, was crazy about 'The X-Files,' so I'd watch that with her. "

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" By all standards, except for 'Star Trek' standards, 98 episodes of any television show is a wildly successful run. "

" In the fantasy, sci-fi world, the fans are so discerning and they're so tough and they're so intelligent, and they're so critical. "

" A lot of people don't know that I'm a singer - that's my thing, really. "

" For actors, we always feel like there shouldn't be any divide for anybody. The industry is the one that kind of creates the idea that if you're such-and-such an actor, you can't be on the big screen. "

" You want to try and bring a character to life in an honest a way as you possibly can. It doesn't matter whether he's a doctor, an actor, a car salesman or a captain of a starship. If you can bring truth and honesty to that character, then your audience will believe you. "

" The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie. "

" I've always been told I had an old face. So when I was in my 20s, I never got to play a teenager. "

" I like fantasy. I've always been the kind of kid who likes to dream about other things I could be and exotic situations I could be in. "

" I've always been a big fan of time travel, and I'm very into the notion that some day we'll be able to do it. Beam me up! "

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" The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have. "

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" I'm constantly involved in theater, looking at theater, trying to do work in theater, support theater. And that's kind of my creative passion. "

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" To be quite honest, I find that it's easier to do parts that are wrapped up in different hair and wardrobe and eras, and different period behavior, than it is to play closer to the present. "