I have no tattoos at all - it was a huge undertaking for me in the '80s to let my parents know I was piercing my ear when I did 'L.A. Law.'

Just give me a good role that allows me to hone my craft, and I am a pretty happy camper.

There's a lot of successful procedural shows that are out there. A lot of them are very successful. I just know there's an audience out there that wants character also.

I know it affected me when I saw certain actors growing up. I had a drama teacher that would take us to see plays in New York, and it was seeing James Earl Jones and Raul Julia - I mean, this guy comes from the place my mother comes from. He's doing Shakespeare right now, and it doesn't seem to matter that he has an accent.

Variety is the thing for me to be able to work in theater and be involved in more films and TV movies that say something.

This is a huge undertaking. There are a lot of things that have to happen, and they have to happen right and happen in a short period of time.