“I guess that is a good compliment for an actor for people to hate you ...” — Tom Verica Quote

I guess that is a good compliment for an actor for people to hate you wherever you go.

Audiences have become so much more sophisticated, and they're looking for different eyes and different ways to tell a story. And 'Scandal' certainly gives us the freedom to take those chances.

Most shows are normally 40 or 50 pages.

I can put on my resume: 'Can play dead.'

If we had a perfect world, we can do 'Scandal' during the day and 'Murder' at night - that's the optimal thing.

For Zidane to say he's impressed - well, that's the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play, and I used to try and imitate his moves when I was young. I think he was by far the best footballer of his generation.

On two occasions, utility executives I'd never met had looked at me and said, 'I thought you'd be bigger!' In a way, I took that as a compliment!

My skin still crawls if you call me a movie star. I get embarrassed. I think, don't be ridiculous. Maybe it's because I'm British. To me, Julia Roberts that's a movie star. But when people do call me one, that, I think, is an enormous compliment but, my God, is that a responsibility!

I know from the middle distance I give off the look of being prolific, which is a funny compliment to receive.