I remember before I did 'Boston Public,' I couldn't get seen for drama. Once I'd done 'Boston Public,' I couldn't get seen for a comedy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.
I like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump.'
I knew I had to get out of Boston and stop making movies there, at least for one movie, otherwise no one would ever consider me for a movie that took place south of Providence.
Although I had a good job as an advertising manager for a shoe company in Boston, I really liked to fool around with comedy.
Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did.
I played comedies and dramas.
I built my entire career off of teen comedies. I was in 'Bring It On'.
I grew up seeing a lot of theatre, and it was theatre that really seduced me into acting - not film or television.
I couldn't see myself doing a traditional sitcom.
Most of my work had been in theater, and I was jumping not just into television but 'L.A. Law,' which had all these megastars in it.