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I did come to L.A. to try to get on TV and get in front of a camera, so I could have a stage career in New York.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

I wanted to be a stage actor but I got stuck on television. It took a couple of years to get used to.

I began to work the stage and get the audience into it. I also learned how to have fun out there. It is something I will never forget.

Most of my career up until the last couple of years has basically been a training ground for me. Actors that came up in the '50s and '60s, they had the theater, and television was in its infancy.

I am kind of a private person, so I don't miss that part of show business at all. Looking back on my career in television and making a movie like 'The Sound of Music' from an adult point of view, it actually seems kind of unreal. I was involved in shows that people grew up with - that hold memories for them - and it's a cool feeling.

I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.

I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than for lots of money on a big stage, and be tied to ordinary life.

The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

The first time I saw 'Private Practice,' I was hooked. The camera work is captivating, the acting is the-best-of-the-best amazing, and each storyline is so interesting and different.