I Really Don't Make A Concerted Effort

My Family Moved - First To Washington, D.c., And Then, In The Spring Of 1975, To Lebanon, Where My Father Worked As A Diplomat At The American Embassy. My Parents Were Enthusiastic About The Move, So My Older Brother And I Felt Like We Were Off To Some Place Kind Of Cool.

I Had Interest In Acting. I Started As A Drama Major In College. I Got To School And Said, "what Am I Going To Do With This?" But I Didn't Know Anybody In The Business, And It Seemed Like - I Don't Know. I Had A Teacher Who Said "less Than 1 Percent Of You Will Ever Make A Living Being An Actor." That Was How We Opened The Semester.

There Is A Gambling Element To Being Somebody Who Is Going To Take On The Job Of Constantly Trying To Represent And Prop Up People Who Might Be Somewhat Shady. That Notion Is Probably Part Of How They Got The Rap. But, I Have To Find The Balance Of Being Colorful, Being At Times Despicable, And Also Being Somebody Who Does Believe In Something.

Audiences Don't Ever Disappoint Me, In The Sense That Movies I Feel Really Good About, They Usually Feel Really Good About Too.

Of Course, Actors Look Forward To The Day When They Can Do A Big Courtroom Scene.