“My uncle was a hero, Lewis Roundtree. He was not even related to me re...” — Ed Bradley Quote

My uncle was a hero, Lewis Roundtree. He was not even related to me really, but he was always called my uncle. He was like a father to me. I was closer to him than I was my father.

Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things.

I would listen to how they told the story, to what elements they used, to how it sounded, and that's who I patterned myself after, the people who were on CBS News.

You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.

I'm happy in Oklahoma. It's closer to family. Nobody expects anything of you there.

'Swingers' was a little closer to what my real experience was. 'Crazy Eyes,' whoever's experience that is, I'm telling you what, that was one heck of a ride.

For Closer, we've had five weeks. You go into every single word because it's very, very concentrated dialogue.

I've played a mother before, but it's always been a very young child, which is closer to what I can imagine my own life looking like.

I learned a lot about a traumatic situation and what it does to you. It really brings you closer to your family and your loved ones.