Needless to say, American Idol clobbered us! Bad! We need a major word-of-mouth push.

I'm not an artist. I'm an actor. I like to goof around and clown for people. It's a fun job. But I don't feel that I'm creating something that's going to have a profound effect on the world. It's fun.

I don't want to be remembered solely for that. I was eager to see what was going to be the next thing that transcended the Oh Face Guy.

The career as an actor for me has been very hit-and-miss. I've done a couple of series where it's okay, but nobody was passionate about what we were doing. (Sons & Daughters) is one of those things where we are, everyone is very passionate about it.

When we were trying to find someone to help us, we couldn't find anyone to help us. We couldn't find any information.

Alex was sticking out at us. To use one of Jerry's terms, he was like a beacon light. I came in [Sunday] morning, and [area scout] Phil Emery was high on Alex. I said, 'Jerry, we've got to take this guy.' I literally had a dream about drafting him.