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We are trying to push the envelope with a lot of characters in 'Brothers.' We are going out of the way and being honest to our roles.

A citizen is a political and moral agent who in fact has a shared sense of hope and responsibility to others and not just to him or herself.

I've been lucky enough in 'The West Wing' and 'Brothers & Sisters' to talk about the issues that are important to me with none of the awful mud-slinging or public scrutiny you have in politics.

If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of the simple humanity.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry; that's its highest and best application.

My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.

Here is what the practical impact of Citizens United means. What Citizens United means is that corporations call hundreds of millions of dollars into television ads, radio ads, and other forms of advertising to defeat those candidates who stand up and take them on.

The book, 'Citizen,' begins with daily encounters, little moments, places where language reveals how racism determines how we interact.