Josh Charles

Josh Charles: (On some of the guest stars he has enjoyed working with on the TV series The Good Wife) I love so many of them. I love working with Martha Plimpton. I love Patti and Will's characters together. I love what they do. And I know Martha's busy on her own show [Raising Hope], but it was fun that she got to come play with us again. I love the dynamic that that brings out in those two savvy lawyers. I love working with Gary Cole in the little scenes I've had with Gary. I love that character and what he brings to it. I love Denis O'Hare. I love F. Murray Abraham. Michael Boatman. What can I say? It just doesn't get any better. I'm really excited to read the script week to week, and after that, I'm really excited to see who's going to be playing the roles. People that I've worked with or always wanted to work with or just admired-it just seems like that's the gift we keep being given. It's really fun, really exciting to have that quality of talent come play with us. And I hope that they would all tell you that they were treated very well. It's a really warm set. Everybody works really hard and takes the work pretty seriously, but we also laugh a lot and try not to take ourselves too seriously.

Josh Charles: (On what we thinks accounts for the TV series The Good Wife growth and success) Yeah, I thought it had potential, but you really never know. I would say it's a combination of things. Ultimately, at the center would be the quality of Robert and Michelle [King]'s idea and their writing and the staff that they've put together. They really continue to surprise and amaze and put out such good material 23 times a year, which is really taxing and hard on everybody. And I think it's a testament to them that these last four episodes, in my opinion, could have each been season-ending episodes. They're striving for something greater than maybe sometimes you get to see on network. They're taking risks. They really believe in evolving and arcing characters slowly, [with] subtlety and nuance and ambiguity. All these things are great, and they're fun to play. It makes us all feel really excited and proud, and I think you mix that together-the writing-with the quality of acting I think we have on the show, and the guests that come on and play with us week in, week out, it's all working for people, which is a really nice thing. And I've got no complaints about that.

Josh Charles: 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.