Adrian Pasdar

You just go out there and do the best you can. If it hits, it hits. And if it doesn't, you go on to the next thing.

Being asked to carry a major show with the restrictions that are thrown on you is very limiting. I'd rather hit it hard, do it right, and walk away.

I think the actor has two responsibilities. One is to be visually compelling, and the other to recite the lines as written by the writers.

There's so much showmanship and gamesmanship involved in politics, it's really not a stretch to imagine an actor getting involved in being a figurehead for a political party. But for myself personally, I just don't think I could do that.

It's always very fun to play someone who's somewhat enigmatic, but at the same time there are underpinnings of real concern for mankind. That was what 'Profit' had a lot of.

That's what frees up an actor: when you don't have to be responsible to likability.

I've never been good at selling myself.

I thought I was signed up to be on 'Heroes.' It turns out I signed up to be on 'Survivor.'

I never grew up with heroes in show business. My hero was my father.

Every film I've done, I've tried to pick ones where I can learn.

I don't consider myself to be a celebrity. If anything I'm a minor celebrity or a TV star or whatever.

Part of the reason a hit show is a hit show is because of the people - good, solid, decent people.

Nathan Fillion is one of the greatest men that's ever walked the earth, as far as I'm concerned.

My favorite was the Silver Surfer growing up. I just thought that his slug line, 'He who travels fastest, always travels alone,' always appealed to me as a kid.

I think network TV to a large extent has underestimated the intelligence of the American public for so many years now. It's tried to appeal to the lowest common denominator. I think the average viewer is much more intelligent than that and crave a little more complexity and are willing to pay more attention.

'Profit' in my mind is as good as television gets, and if that didn't make it, all bets are off on really predicting what's going to work and what's not.

Television doesn't get any better than the second episode of 'Castle.'

Television is a business and, financially speaking, they have decisions and considerations that go far beyond the creative merit of the show. But at the same time, you'd like to believe in a man's word. When he shakes your hand and says he's going to stay with it, and doesn't, it's really frustrating in a way.

I really enjoy those characters like 'Profit.' With those elements that are shady and dark, you're not responsible for being a likable character. Like some of Jack Nicholson's characters, you remember them for so long.

When you're in love, you'll believe anything.

I remember being scared to death of horror movies as a kid. Sometimes, I missed the whole movie because I was so scared and couldn't look.

Do I believe in vampires? I've got an agent. Even more, I've got a manager. So yes, I believe full well in vampires and blood-letting.

It's much juicier to play somebody a little more evil than Dudley Do-Right.

I wasn't a good kid. I didn't hurt anybody, but I was doing things kids do that they shouldn't.

Football is one of the main things I can look back on with pride.

I had so many people care so much and work so diligently to make sure I didn't end up in the wrong place.

Everyone has a voice, and I don't think mine is that different.

Most actors who direct do it because they've been directed by so many bad directors.

A lot of directors understand everything but the story.

Acting just seems to be a way of getting into a different place. It seems like a really creative place to be.

A lot of the dysfunction that exists underneath the surface of a lot of big business corporations is really profound.

I've always felt like I had a guardian angel.

I just don't get out as much as people think I do.

My life has taken on a different course. I've got a responsibility now not just as a husband but as a father.

The best TV is always about family, whether it's 'All in the Family,' or 'The Sopranos' or 'The Flintstones.'

I started to run marathons and got into road biking in Los Angeles. It was a lot of fun and I managed to get into the shape of my life.

I just kind of stumbled into this Marvel thing with 'Spider-Man.' It's been great. I love it, it keeps me in town, it keeps me busy, and it's a lot of fun.

I haven't ever been stereotyped or pigeonholed or put into a box.

It's not stupid TV, it's not a reality program. It actually is complex. There's many layers to 'Heroes.'

I did a show called 'Profit' a while back, and I based some of the work on some people that were in office at the time.

One of the things I'm most proud of is actually saying I'm going to do something and doing it.

I have a channel on YouTube called Buckshotwon. It started off as a kind of joke, just behind-the-scenes goofs.

We all have great faith in the writing team that puts together 'Heroes.'

There's probably somebody out there who has been dying to be Tony Stark, their whole life, and it will never happen. And then, it comes to me because I happened to do 'Heroes.' I mean, I love it. I'm totally respectful of the position, but I wasn't pursuing it.

I'm used to working with a rehearsal process and your body. It's a different thing to just be a voice. It's liberating, on one hand, because you get to show up in sweatpants and with Doritos on your fingers, but on the other hand, it's limiting because it's just your voice.

I wasn't really a big comic book guy, growing up.

The different arenas that I've been able to do Iron Man in are fun, but some more than others. The anime that we did early on was tough. That was the hardest one. It was a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation. I don't think I'd do that again.

It's fun when you have a whole team of writers that really like writing for someone; you always end up with some really great lines.

Austin is home in a lot of ways. Both my kids were born here, and my wife's side of the family lives here.

Well, every superhero has to have a super look, right?