“I always like to start with a great pair of shoes. It's your first con...” — Luke Macfarlane Quote

I always like to start with a great pair of shoes. It's your first contact with the ground, and it can really change the way you move and act physically.

The thing about watching a show about the Iraq war, especially for an American audience, is that it reminds them they're responsible in some way.

I live in a craftsman house, but I'm a big fan of modernist and mid-century furniture and architecture, too. But my dream is to do a truly original chair design, something that is all these different things but is my own, too.

After three years in L.A., I began to dream of my glory days on the boards. But it's very difficult to make a living as a theater actor in New York, which is why I moved out here, and I always had an ambition to work in television. I am a great admirer of the format, and I think it's how we tell long stories.

I put on the fat suit and went outside and walked around. I was really nervous about being found out, but nobody would even make eye contact with me. It really upset me.

'Emergency Contact' is about the anxiousness that is inherent in meat space interactions.

I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

Almost one in three Americans has had some contact with the criminal justice system. When you reach that saturation point, people begin to understand, in a very visceral way, the difficulties of reentry.