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- The funny thing is I’m actually a Polish Jew who happens to be born in France. My mom is Polish and my dad is Bulgarian. I don’t have an ounce of French blood. But I work it.

- Along the lines of what I was saying earlier is that there are different things that you do in your career that you do for career reasons.

- As an actor, it’s fun to play the ‘want what you can’t have’ aspect of the relationship.

- But again, it’s part of the business and as an actor you’re fortunate to be working and if it’s something that you can’t deal with, then you should do something else.

- But also romantic comedies are great because there’s nothing wrong with going to the movies for a couple of hours and having that warm, happy feeling and forgetting about your problems and whatever.

- But I think the main appeal of the show, especially in the first couple of seasons, was it was such an amazing female role.

- But I’m at a place where right now I don’t have that marketable, financial value to a studio.

- But reading the script I actually laughed out loud several times, which is rare for a romantic comedy because most of the time those things tend to be a little corny and they have, you know, very predictable endings.

- But you know, at the end of the day it really comes down to the quality of what you’re doing.

- Especially these days television has gotten so good. I mean, some of the best acting and best work is being done on television.

- Every actor will tell you it’s so much more fun to play the bad guy because usually those characters are more complex and more broad and more interesting, and have more sides to them.

- I can’t believe we’re going to start our fifth season. I can’t believe we shot 88 episodes.

- I grew up in a village with 300 people, and style didn’t exist.

- I hate gold. I’m sort of a sterling-silver guy.

- I have Mets stuff all over the house – pennants, T-shirts, hats.

- I honestly couldn’t care less what people say about me, especially in this business that is based on being judged and rejected.

- I just find the darker side of people much more interesting.

- I like to compare it to it’s almost like a James Bond comic book in a way.

- I think it’s more fun to play the forbidden fruit.

- I think New York is the greatest city in the world, and Paris is the most beautiful. But L.A. is a vibrant town with a lot of new ideas.

- I think the audience likes the conspiracies, the spy secrets… And there are stunts and the fact that, to some extent, fans feel close to the characters, particularly Sydney, who’s still very popular to the audience.

- I think the hardest thing about being an actor is between jobs when you don’t know and wondering if you’ll ever work again. It’s kind of a crazy business.

- I wish I were a character actor. Of course, if I played hockey without a mask, I could become one.

- I would rather do movies because I’m very lazy and the hours are much easier.

- I’m not a bling-bling guy; I can’t pull it off. I just look like an idiot.

- I’ve always loved sports and hockey is a sport I play as much as I can.

- I’ve been lucky enough to have a few Gucci suits flown my way.

- I’ve learned in this business especially never to say never.

- If it happens to be a romantic comedy that’s too good to turn down, and it may be working with someone that I really admire or respect or maybe a great director, then maybe I would do one.

- In a weird way it’s like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one. I mean when I play hockey I don’t think about anything, which is good for me because thinking hurts my head.

- Look, the good guy in the movie gets the girl.

- My mom lived here and my dad lived in France – I came to the U.S. every summer and Christmas. So it was never a culture shock.

- No, I think the pilot was my favorite. We were all so excited to be part of it and we all just had such high hopes for it and we loved it.

- One day, I came across an article that implied that my presence in the 5th season of Alias was jeopardized. I was in shock!

- That initial episode was, I think, one of the best hours of television I’ve ever seen. The pilot was so great and she was so amazing in it, it really was something new. I’d never really seen a show like that before.

- There are actually some good ones, but it’s not my favorite kind of movie because I prefer things that are darker and that are probably more challenging as an actor and as a person.

- Ultimately, what’s sexy is how they wear something – not what it is – and how comfortable they are in it.

- Usually we know about the evolution of our character when we get the episodes scripts, that is about 2 or 3 weeks before shooting.

- We often happened to think that the writers were going too far, that the storyline was a bit far-fetched. And once the episodes are shot and the plot is developed, the story ends up being coherent each time.

- Well, along one’s career you sometimes have to make movies that aren’t very good to just work and pay the rent.

- When you do work you’re lucky enough to go to interesting places and meet mostly interesting and talented people, so it’s really a great job if you can work.

- Yeah. I can go ahead and say that I don’t like romantic comedies. They’re not my favorite kind of movie.

- You have to learn to go with what you are.

- You just have to keep plugging away and if you get lucky enough to get a job, you get one.

- You know, I think even in the cast we often are amazed at how they keep coming up with new ideas because we all feel, you know, that it’s been an amazing job to have and be part of.

- You know, people see you in a certain type of movie and they sort of associate you with that genre.

- You never know why or when the next job is coming. I actually like that.

- You try and live your life as normally as possible and if someone invents a rumor that I have two vaginas, so be it. There’s nothing I can do about it.