No Matter What Is Going

I Was The Last One To Join The Cast Of The West Wing And When I Started It Was Just A Peripheral Character - The Focus Was To Be On The Staff, Not The First Family. When I Did The Pilot, My Contract Was For Just Three Years And It Was Confined To Maybe Three Or Four Episodes Every Season. The Only Restraint I Had Was That I Could Not Play Another President While The Show Was On The Air. So, I Kind Of Backed Into One Of The Great Events Of My Life And Certainly My Career.

I Was A Celebrity. This Is Not What I Do For A Living - Politics. I Play Politicians, As Well As Working Class Or Clergy Or Whatever, And You Mustn't Be Confused By What You're Seeing On Television Because That's Not Who I Am. So I Always Ended It.

I Have Been Accused Of Being A Traitor, And I Have Been Accused Of Not Supporting The Military. Nothing Could Be Further From The Truth. The Leaders Are The Ones Who Make The Decisions. The Soldiers Do Not Have The Choice. I Support The Soldiers As Human Beings.

While Acting Is What I Do For A Living, Activism Is What I Do To Stay Alive.

There Is No Greater Virtue Than Honesty.