Part of the beauty of the show in a way is that hes not perfect, but you can always count on him to do the right thing in a pinch. Thats why he inspires people and inspires me. – Stephen Collins
You need to develop, somehow, a huge amount of faith and confidence in yourself, because theres a lot of rejection throughout an actors life and you have to believe in yourself more than anyone else. – Stephen Collins
The script was just the best Id read in a long time and I love the humor, which I wasnt expecting, and I like the fact that my six year old daughter can see the show without being, you know, protected from it. – Stephen Collins
We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason if we remember that we are not descended from fearful men, not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend causes which were, for the moment, unpopular. – Edward R. Murrow
While also, importantly, not wanting to dumb it down or pretend the days of difficult poetry are over, because we live in a pluralist culture and theres room for difficult poetry alongside rap and everything else. And poetry wont be for everyone, but everyone should have the choice. – Andrew Motion