The Three Main Leads [in Townies] Were

As A Television Actor, There's A Power You're Given To Use Your Image To Do Something Valuable. As A Parent, These Messages Are Particularly Important To Me.

I'd Done A Pilot [of Townies] With Caroline Rhea [pride & Joy] That Didn't Go Anywhere.

When We Started The Show [lonesome Dove], Suzanne De Passe - Who Had Done The Original Miniseries And Still Owned The Property And Was Turning It Into This Series - She Brought In A Lot Of Old Friends - Diahann Carroll And Billy Dee Williams And Dennis Weaver. And We Had An Interesting Collection Off The Top Of These Old Seasoned Actors. Billy Dee Was Lovely And Iconic.

My Wife Is A Real Camper; It's A Nice Way To Bond.

I Was Playing This Sort Of Asshole Actor [in The Jenny Mccarthy Show]. And We Shot The Pilot, And It Was A Guaranteed Go. It Was Going To Be 24 [episodes] On The Air. No Questions From Nbc. And We Shot The Pilot, And I Was In Toronto Doing A Movie, And I Got A Call Saying They Cut The Character, That I Was Off The Show.