Judd nelson

I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

I took all the philosophy courses I could.

My first love is acting on stage. A sitcom is a hybrid of stage and film.

I'm involved with Recording Artists and Actors Against Drunk Driving. I'm also involved with most children's causes, because children can't help the environment they're in.

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

While they would have provided financial support if I had needed it, the greatest support my parents gave was emotional, psychological.

It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.

My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.

With failure, you just try again.