I'm The Youngest Of Five Kids, And

It's Difficult To Keep That Perspective, I Think, As A Parent: To Know Your Boundaries As To What's Good Parenting Or Just Projecting Your Own Expectations On Your Kids. That's The Hardest.

People Relate To Things That Feel Real To Them. All The Good, Happy, Over-sexed And Moneyed Endings On Tv Are Not The Way Most Of Us Feel In Our Lives. The Success Of 'e.r.,' I Think, Is Not Relying On Overly Sentimental Stories That Are Solved Where People's Lives Wrap Up Nicely With Happy Endings.

There Are Definitely Roles Within This Industry That Are Industry-related, But To Be A Good Actor, You Really Have To Want To Act First. At The Same Time, My Goal Was Never To Go To Hollywood To Make Movies. I Think If You Come Here With That Attitude, Then You've Missed A Few Steps.

I Never Dreamed About Being On A Hit Television Series. I've Never Really Related My Dreams To That Specific Of A Work Goal. I Was Always Enjoying The Moment. Acting, Writing, Looking For Roles And Getting Involved With People And Trying To Create Something That Would Be Entertaining To People. With "e.r." We Were All Very Lucky To Get This Combination Of People Together In The Right Story In The Right Way To Take It To The Level It Has Reached.

I Love Being A Part Of Something That Is Grassroots, And You Can See The Actual Changes, The Effect Of What People Do.