Kelly’s Scrambled Eggs
I often tease Kelly, “You were definitely a French woman in a past life.” She learned how to make this French soft scramble – it’s a bit like a custard. I wouldn’t say it’s fluid; it is as if the curd is smaller. On weekends, she often makes me breakfast and I feel bad asking her for it because it’s a bit of a process, but I think it’s kind of her representation of love for me.
Hiking
When I was working in Los Angeles, my friends would say, “Do you want to go hiking?” And I thought that was the most ridiculous thing ever. And then we started hiking in Colorado and I realized that you couldn’t see any cars, any power lines, any people, you’re just out in the desert. The smells are different, the sounds are different.
Family dinners
When our three children were growing up, it was our one rule: No matter what was going on, we had to sit down to dinner. And when they now come to visit, even if they only go out to eat with their friends at 9 o’clock, they sit with us when we eat at 6, and we gossip and talk about what is happening in our lives.
Perform live
When you’re doing film and TV, you’re going to do so many takes, and if you screw up, it’s easy to go back and do it again. But when I see actors walk the tightrope on stage every night—especially when I see a one-man show or a one-woman show when they’re alone for 90 minutes to two hours—I fear them. I just think it’s exciting.
‘The Diplomat’
It’s a cross between “Homeland” and “The West Wing” — Debora Cahn, who created it, wrote on both shows. To me it’s the perfect show, the perfect actors. What I hate about it though is that they drop all the episodes at once so Kelly and I start on a Friday and end on a Sunday. We can’t stop watching it.
Ocean Sunset Swims
We have a little place in the Caribbean that we go to as a family in the summer and I go for a swim in the ocean at sunset every single day. It is like an act of meditation.
My daughter’s playlists
I was informed by Spotify that I have the listening habits of a 22 year old, which is great. My 24-year-old daughter, Lola, is the family DJ, so she makes my playlists. I find her choice of music amazing. She mixes in some of her songs – she’s a singer and songwriter – but she doesn’t blow me away with her music. But I have to say she is my favorite artist.
