ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ɪnðə bˈʊk ɪnsˈaɪd sˈɛkʃən wˌʌn: kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ænd pɹədˈuːsɪŋ tˌiːvˈiːz lˌæ fˈɛm nɪkˈiːɾə, hiː sˈɛd ʌv ðɪs dᵻsˈɪʒən: "tə tˈɜːn ɚɹˈaʊnd ænd tˈɛl ˈɛvɹɪwˌʌn æt ðə tˈɛndɚɹ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi, nˈaʊ aɪm ɡˌoʊɪŋ təbi ɐn ˈæktɚ, mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl dʒˈʌst θˈɪŋk ðæt jʊɹ ɡˌoʊɪŋ θɹuː sˈʌmθɪŋ.
According to his interview in the book Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita, he said of this decision: "To turn around and tell everyone at the tender age of 30, 'Now I'm going to be an actor', most people just think that you're going through something.