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Dr. Cox Mentors The Rookie Doctors With A Spoonful Of Dirt And Then A Cup Of Sugar. I See Him As An Archetypal Descendent Of Two Of My Favorite Curmudgeonly Characters: Lou Grant And Louie De Palma.

I Did Feel Dr. Cox, The Character That I Was Auditioning For, Was Too Similar To The Head Of The Hospital. He Was Too Arrogant And Mean. I Approached Him Kind Of Like I Had A Miniature Max Sitting On My Shoulder. I Pictured Max Saying, "this Guy Has Got To Give Love Every Once In A While. He Has To!" I Knew There Had To Be Tiny Little Windows Of Redemption.

I Just Can't Afford To Get Bored, Because If You've Been Blessed With A Generous Imagination, Which A Lot Of Actors Have, To Be Engaged, To Be Stimulated, Is To Liberate Your Imagination.

I Wanted To Be Red Barber, Mel Allen Or Howard Cosell. I Loved Their Personalities And All Of Their Sounds.

If You Watch 'e.t.' And Say That There Are Holes In The Story Because This Alien Lands, Then Don't Go To The Movie! It Drives Me Insane.