To Be A Good Actor You Really

People Relate To Things That Feel Real To Them. All The Good, Happy, Over-sexed And Moneyed Endings On Tv Are Not The Way Most Of Us Feel In Our Lives. The Success Of 'e.r.,' I Think, Is Not Relying On Overly Sentimental Stories That Are Solved Where People's Lives Wrap Up Nicely With Happy Endings.

I Had This Thing About Hanging Out In Dark Theaters. My Family Thought I Grew Out Of A Rock.

I Just Spent A Lot Of Time On 'er' For That Eight Years. I Also Started Working When I Was 16, So By The Time I Left 'er,' I Was 40 Years Old, I Had This Incredible Experience, My Wife Had This Great Company, We Had Four Kids, It Was Like, 'let's Go To New York And Live For A While And Make That The Priority.'

I Never Dreamed About Being On A Hit Television Series. I've Never Really Related My Dreams To That Specific Of A Work Goal. I Was Always Enjoying The Moment. Acting, Writing, Looking For Roles And Getting Involved With People And Trying To Create Something That Would Be Entertaining To People. With "e.r." We Were All Very Lucky To Get This Combination Of People Together In The Right Story In The Right Way To Take It To The Level It Has Reached.

I Love Being A Part Of Something That Is Grassroots, And You Can See The Actual Changes, The Effect Of What People Do.