Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me.
I want longevity in this career.
I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.
Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.
So you want to take the risk, and you want to step out there; you do it because that's what we have to do as actors. And sometimes in TV, it becomes big, and it becomes about the entertainment, but also, we have to focus in on the work.
Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.
Sometimes '24' can seem a little grand. Sometimes these things can seem a little outlandish.
Nothing's out of the realm. I think '24' has always keyed into that.
The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go.
