You have to find something there that relates to the characters and reality on some level.

Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.

I find that everything I do is demanding, like Jack Bristow is a complicated man and I do a lot of explaining in the show, it takes a lot of energy and concentration.

And when I go to see plays, I marvel at how people can do that. I've done it all my life, but I still find it mystical.

I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.

You can only do so much theatre.