When I Grew Up, I Was In

Our Country Was Founded On A Distrust Of Government. Our Founding Fathers Gave Power To The People To Keep An Eye On Government. So When Politicians Say, 'trust Me,' They're Actually Being Very Un-american.

One Of The Scary Things Is That, When You're A Kid, You Look At Your Dad As The Man Who Has No Fear. When You're An Adult, You Realize Your Father Had Fear, And That You Have It, Too.

Every Day I Try To Do Breathing Exercises, Meditation, And Yoga. These Things Sound Awfully Cliche, But They Help Me Slow Down And Try To Point To A Truth.

I'm A Big Philip Roth Fan. I Think "american Pastoral" Is The Great American Novel Of The Past 30 To 40 Years. It's A Novel About What Happened In The 1960s, And I Think America Is Still Dealing With What Happened Then. It's Devastatingly Sad.

The Only Episode Which Was Completely My Idea Was For Mitch Pileggi, The Actor Who Portrays Skinner, The Assistant Director Of The Fbi. He Appears Often In The Series, But Only For A Few Scenes. You Know Virtually Nothing About Him. I Wanted Him To Have An Episode That Was His Alone, So I Wrote Avatar For Him. He Even Has A Scene That's Pretty . . . Hot [knowing Smile]. He Was Very Happy.