'Prison Break' really changed me to somebody that can put butts in seats.

I was raised in the theater and I started acting when I was nine. To me, the idea of being an actor was about playing different characters and being a chameleon. That's why I was in the theater.

How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!

I think every actor should be always grateful when they work.

When people come up to me and say 'I hate you' or 'I love to hate you,' it's not the usual response that I thought I would've gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, 'I love your work.'

When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.

I come to work with a smile and I leave with a laugh, and I'm so grateful.

I've had so much fun working on 'Shameless.'

There's this great fantasy of going to work, every day, and getting to play out what people think my life is, as a successful actor.

For me, the idea of being a successful actor is hanging out with my dogs and my boy, down in Venice beach, and going, "I don't have to audition today. I've got a little respite here."