Josh Charles quotes:

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.

My dad said to me growing up: 'When all is said and done, if you can count all your true friends on one hand, you're a lucky man.'

I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams.

The point is that any law that makes criminals out of 15 million Americans is probably not such a good idea. The point was that drug abuse isn't a criminal issue, it's a healthcare issue. And the money and manpower we spend prosecuting a surfer in San Diego might better be used fighting things that genuinely threaten our national health and safety. That was the point.

There's certain things that you can do on cable that you can't do here on network TV, so then you have to think outside the box a little bit.

My job is to play many different roles with all sorts of different backgrounds and orientations.

One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer.

I'm kind of new to Twitter. I'm about one year in, so I'm a little late to the party.

It's fun to play a character who lives on the edge, who is an ethical and moral mess, and is paying the price for some of his actions.

One thing I've learned about his business is this whole 'plan thing' - it doesn't work.

I'm an everything Baltimore fan.

I never considered a career in broadcasting, not even as a kid.

There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut corners and to make bold choices.

Why would some all powerful being create creatures capable of reason and then demand that they act in a manner contrary to their creation?

Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.

I don't have a grand master plan, but I try to be thoughtful when I can and also silly. It's part of the fun.

A pinwheel also needs wind. And with our actions, and our intentions, we can be that wind. We have to be those agents of change for the young people and their families in our communities.

What I want out of my career is just to work.