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Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with - to the extent that cop shows are mirrors of the culture.

I don't watch cop movies much. I TiVo shows. I watch every Larry David show.

When I watch cop shows, I really enjoy them because you can really follow the story and get involved, and the characters are always really interesting.

It's good to have fantasies and creative fantasies, especially.

I think I did have fantasies about being an actor. In fact, I know I did.

Gimmicks come and go; the cop show seems one genre that will never leave - not as long as people like to sit at home in the suburbs and see what awful things go on in the cities.

The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people.

The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you're dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that's a concern no matter what kind of movie you're dealing with.

I like that whole cop-comedy type of drama.