Judd Nelson

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

Heroes always make the right decision; I find that seldom happens in my life.

I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

I just couldn't go back to Suddenly Susan after David Strickland's suicide. I didn't see how we could make the show light and funny any more.

Ice T was just a pleasure to work with. He was a smart gentleman.

It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

A fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.