I Do The Work Just Because I

I've Been Telling Anybody Who Would Listen That I Wanted To Do A Series For The Last 10 Years. But I Wouldn't Do It If I Was Just Another Cop Pushing Bad Guys Up Against The Wall.

Grissom Comes From A Place Where We Know He Had A Deaf Mother, He Was Raised In A Silent Household, On Some Level, Had A Father Who Potentially Was Not Around And He Learned What He Knew By Himself In The Back Yard, With Bugs And Animals. He's Not Comfortable Being A Supervisor And That's His Problem.

Now I'm Seen By More People In One Episode Than I Was In 20 Years Of Theatre And Movies. It's Gratifying To Have An Impact On 25 Million People A Night, But I Can Say Goodbye To My Lunch-pail Life As A Working Actor. I'm Scared I Might Be A Celebrity.

Grissom Is A Character Who Doesn't Really Want People Poking Around In His Life. He Likes To Poke Around In His Work.

I Had Panic Attacks During Rehearsal. There Were Times When I Really Thought I Wasn't Going To Be Able To Do It.