Dirk Benedict

To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

Be very clear as to what your dream is. Nowadays it is fairly certain that 90 percent of all actors really just want to be rich and famous as the solution to all that ails.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

If you actually dissect the lyrics in 'Motley Crue', you'll notice that there's a lot going on beneath the surface.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.