I was talking on the phone in my trailer, and I looked in the mirror and I saw the badge clipped to my belt, a gun with a holster, and the suit and the tie with the jacket off, and it was just deja vu. I remember that image so clearly from growing up. My dad would come home for lunch, take off his jacket, have the gun and the badge.

The single most important thing in learning my craft was being on the stage.

For me, a career highlight was being on 'Battlestar Galactica.' Roles like that don't come along very often.

If I hadn't become an actor, I would've pursued a race-car driving career.

I always wanted a family environment, a community where a creator like myself could connect and vibe with other creators without feeling competitive.

My family is a part of my life and everything is all a mixture of enjoyment.

I had barely turned 12 when my parents packed me off to Doon School. I was transported to a world of confusion with 600 other kids, no home-cooked food, no made-to-order clothes. It was a shock, but I adjusted.

Soccer was the first sport that my parents put me in, and ultimately, all the parents kind of came over to my mom and were, 'We think Channing would be better at football.... We love him, he's really great, but he's kind of hurting our children.' I was just a little wild.