I don't think anyone connected with Five-O believed the show would last as long as it did.
Certainly, for me, and it's gone this way on every project I've worked on, the "writing" never ends until you're done with the movie.
I love the idea of a movie hero in a thriller who is able to get ahead by just his brilliance, and not with a gun or by being an action hero.
I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.
I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that's the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member.
I started writing when I was 26, so I don't even know what year that was. I wrote a script for me to star in. A friend of mine, who was an actor that I would compete against a lot, had written a script and was taking all these meetings. He just kept pushing me and was like, "You got to do it. You're going to love it!" He's a very successful screenwriter now. His name is Michael Bacall and he wrote 21 Jump Street, Project X, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. So it was a few factors.
Even from a really young age I was a huge movie buff - five, six, seven, eight. Just loved movies, but in a more in-depth way than most kids that loved movies at that time. I'd find a filmmaker or something and want to see all his movies.
I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type.
When opportunity presents itself, don't be afraid to go after it.
Show me a man who claims he is objective and I'll show you a man with illusions.
Certain faults are necessary for the existence of the individual. We would resent it if old friends were to get rid of certain peculiarities.