I'm pretty political when it comes to human rights and things like that.

I'm apparently attracted to things that are on the edge of what America really wants to watch: 'Six Feet Under,' 'Sports Night,' 'Dirty Sexy Money,' and 'Parenthood' were always struggling in the ratings. It was kind of heartbreaking not knowing if we get to come back every season.

I'm moved to think about the political state of our country right now. Most people who go out and vote have a very clear sense of what's right and wrong. And a lot of those people who don't aren't sure, so they don't go out and vote.

Losing your patience and your temper isn't the most attractive thing, but as kids get older, you wind up raising your voice.

In my career, which has been fairly two-dimensional, people make decisions based on your persona.

We have a collective responsibility to do everything we can to make sure that everyone feels that the workplace is a safe and equal environment.

I entered Harvard in 1965 not really knowing what I wanted to do. This confusion seems to have lost me a fellowship. G. D. Searle and Company, the pharmaceutical firm, had their home office in Skokie, and they gave a fellowship each year to a graduate from my high school that was going to major in science in college.

My own career reflects a strange dichotomy between the world we've long known and the world that will become.