Michael Shanks

It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him.

My brother had boxes of comic books. He was really the collector.

But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.

My wife always says that I function better up on a big wall than I do anywhere else in life.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.