One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation.

This casting was a result of his work on The Practice because the Lost producers liked his work there and thought he was a good fit for the character they were developing. In 1976 after graduating from Drake University in Des Moines Iowa where he studied theater and art he moved to New York City. In 2009 narrated a reading of "Babar the Elephant" with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.