Simon baker

My kids think I'm old and over the hill.

In general, the problem in a relationship is when the couple stagnate.

In network TV, you have to present the box before you can step outside it.

Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.

For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works.

When I have to play the same role every day, I have the flexibility to play the character in so many different ways. It's almost like playing five different roles.

It's always difficult when you're on a show that goes for more than a year or a couple of years.

L.A.'s a better place to live than it is to visit.

I've always been a shy person.

I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.