Gary Sinise

Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it. ”

Have I done more business-related things to help my career grow? Yeah. I took the business end more seriously, hooked up with a manager, got some help, because at a certain point, you get frustrated when you go do auditions, and people say you did a great job, and then you don't get he part. ”

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks. ”

Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you're lucky to keep working. You just do a movie or a play or a TV thing, and it's over at some point. ”

I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever. ”

I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness... and it entertains. ”

My mission is to support our service members. They're volunteers, and if they're going to go to a hostile place like Afghanistan, I think we owe it to them to back them up and try to help them get through it. ”

I'm not registered to any party. I don't really play in the political world. I'm really more interested in getting things done. ”

I was always fascinated with rock 'n' roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid. ”

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills. ”