Adam Baldwin

I always did think that when I turned 40, I'd start coming into my own.

What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.

I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.

A lot of the television industry is so cookie-cutter. In general, there are so many shows that are easy and bland to watch. You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it's pretty much the same every week.

I think work begets work.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.