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Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction.

If I were going to stay in coaching, I would have stayed right there because I was totally happy.

It's always a bit strange when you join a show in the second season.

There are seasons in life. Don't ever let anyone try to deny you the joy of one season because they believe you should stay in another season... Listen to yourself. Trust your instincts. Keep your perspective.

But after that, I was extremely happy with the story and the look of the show at the beginning of season two - everything was working together. I felt like it was finished conceptually.

I really didn't consider myself happy or unhappy.

I thought I had gotten second, but I didn't, so I was really happy.

The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You're only really on the map if it goes a second season.

So I begged, half way into season two, for them to let me cut my hair.

There was three or four years of my life where I hated myself and you know, would have quite happily ended it.