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I think people enjoyed LA Law so much, because it was the first show that delved into current events through the prism of the law.

I've never worked on a lawyer show for a long time, but I imagine the actors all start acting like lawyers.

'Law and Order' is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor, you're bound to get bored. It wears on you. And it was really wearing on me.

I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.

Law is downstream from culture. By the time you make a law about something, you're reacting, not acting. I'd rather shape the culture.

I enjoyed practicing law.

I think more important than law is the hearts of people.

I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?

In the courtroom, it's where a lawyer really becomes an actor. There's a very fine line between delivering a monologue in a play and delivering a monologue to a jury. I've always felt that way - I've been in a lot of courtrooms. The best lawyers are really theatrical.