MIGUEL FERRER

I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.

I'm not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10.

I think 'On The Air' was a little too bizarre for TV.

My favorite place in the whole world is Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting.

'RoboCop' was maybe the best summer of my entire life.

We were given clear concrete tools. The course did a great job demystifying the art of fiction writing and fostering confidence. The instructor brought complex concepts down to earth. I will miss coming here every week.

I was a musician and did moderately well at that. I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. I came to it rather late - later than most. I just really wanted to try my hand, and thankfully, it worked out for the most part.

People sorta know my face, but I can still go out to the supermarket, and nobody pays much attention.

'The Stand' was great. Adapted by Stephen King from his massive book.

I think villainy just comes naturally to me. I get to work it out naturally so I can be a nice person in life.

I don't know what it is that I do, but when I play a really bad guy, I'm able to bring some level of likability to it.

I've been so fortunate in that people respond to what I do.

In most cases, I think most executive producers and studio executives really do their best to accommodate you. At least, that's been my experience in most cases.

I think my parents undoubtedly influenced me on some level.

I've played the drums for so long, I can't imagine saying goodbye to it.

'Traffic' was so good, and I really don't want to take a step back.

I wanted to stay on TV because I've got kids who are school-aged, so I get to see them most days as opposed to going away for movies months and months at a time.

I didn't sing, but I did play the drums.

If everything else falls apart and I'm broke, in 20 years I'll still be able to do 'Twin Peaks' conventions.

Came to acting pretty late. It looked wonderful, but I guess I was intimidated by my father. I look a bit like him, and he was so much bigger than life and so great, it took me a bit longer than most people to have enough confidence in myself.

My dad won an Oscar in 1951 with an un-Anglicized name, the first Hispanic to ever win an Oscar, and the Academy is so intractable to this day.

Maybe I was intimidated by my father's talent and success.

The first several years I was an actor, I sort of eked out a living playing thugs almost exclusively until 'Robocop.'

Big Stephen King fan. I think he's dismissed often as a hack probably because of his prolific body of work, but he's anything but. I think he's a terrific writer. And not just a genre writer; he really approaches a number of complexities in everything he writes. So I'm a huge fan.