Aidan Quinn

Life is hard for everyone. That's why there's such a nice reward at the end of it.

I think my being such a nomad let me into acting. I was always having to create a new image whenever we moved.

I like the level of fame that I have. You get nice tables in restaurants sometimes, but fame isn't something that I find comfortable.

When I read the script, I just started pacing back and forth, laughing. I thought, 'I could see myself doing this.' And it's set in New York That's it.

I've spent a lot of time with Steve, from Northern Ireland, to Sarajevo, to Utah, but probably most memorably, to our annual New Year's pilgrimages to our house in High Falls, where we have what we call in Ireland 'a bit of a piss-up' for three days. I know it's probably the time that I'm supposed to tell a funny story or two about Steve ... because he's such a funny man, but they're private. You're not going to get them.

I never did acting in high school, ... I walked into acting class one day because they had signs for auditions. I looked around at the people and thought, 'I don't like any of these people.' And I turned around and walked out. But then again, I was kind of a loner in high school.

to work with the best material that is offered to me at a time when I need to work, and with the best people.

I think it's a pretty down-the-middle, wholesome show.

I'm not a city kind of guy. I'm happiest when I'm tromping through the woods. That's why I don't live in Los Angeles. Being physically away from Hollywood probably loses me a few jobs, but the best ones seek me out.

It's a family drama dealing with these people and about their lives. Talking to Jesus, it's really kind of what Daniel's imagination of what talking to Jesus really would be like, and it's fraught with all of Daniel's limitations. . . . It's literally the internal dialogue of Daniel.

He's very much a product of the times. I think his spiritual journey is rocky but strong. I think he allows himself to question what's going on. But I think he has a deep and abiding faith.

Well, I'm an Episcopalian priest who struggles with a little self-medication problem, and I have a 23-year-old son who's gay, and a 16-year-old daughter who's caught dealing pot.

I can't control how people are going to react. I try not to worry about what I can't control.

It can flip on a dime from being almost farce-like to being quite serious and then back. That's what a lot of us like. I would say it's a comedy more than a drama. But then there are some episodes that are coming up that are straight drama.

He is caught up in the modern malady of extreme busyness and stress. But he can have moments of great lucidity and humor, and he cherishes his moments of quiet in the church, and in prayer.

It seemed to be able to mine the craziness of everyday living in this busy world. I loved the way it flip-flopped from almost farce-like comedy to something very sweet and serious. It made me laugh.