I didn't feel compromised as an actor, and allowed other people's fingerprints all over that aspect.
“Hollywood hasn't aggressively pursued me. Neither have I aggressively pursued Hollywood.”
“Medicine really matured me as a person because, as a physician, you're obviously dealing with life and death issues, issues much more serious than what we're talking about in entertainment. You can't get more serious than life and death. And if you can handle that, you can handle anything.”