[my Father] Had A Massive Middle-age Breakdown.

Actors Are Inherently Self-centered. We're Trained To Focus On Who I Am. What Do I Want? Who Is In My Way? How Do I Get This? That's How We're Trained. Unfortunately, That Sometimes Spills Over Into Real Life. But It's All Very Subjective. You Just Try To Portray Someone Beyond The Surface, The Different Layers.

It's Up To The Actor To Make Sure They Don't Get Typecast.

Part Of An Actor's Job Is To Draw Up A Back Story.

Being A Day Player, Period, Is One Of The Hardest Things You Can Do As An Actor.

Had "malcolm In The Middle" Been Picked Up I Would Not Have Been Available For The Pilot Of "breaking Bad." And Right Now Someone Else Would Be Sitting In This Chair Talking To You. Not Me.