“My only foray into anything stock-market-related was in my eighth grade social studies class. I have steered clear ever since.” SocialClassStudyClearRelatedGradesSocial StudiesEighth Grade Author:Rich Sommer
“Im pretty quick to delete something off of my phone if its become obsolete. And things like RSS readers have made life easier - all of the headlines are going to be related to a topic Im interested in.” IfsMadeReaderEasierPhonesRelatedTopicsHeadlinesObsolete Author:Rich Sommer
“The 12 years that I was improvising are why I got the number of commercials I got when I was in New York and why I got The Devil Wears Prada, and its why I even got in the door for Mad Men.” MenYearsNumbersDoorsNew YorkDevilMadImprovisingMad MenPradaDevil Wears Prada Author:Rich Sommer
“I would like to ban people being allowed to text while in a crosswalk.” PeopleBans Author:Rich Sommer
“For the three years I lived in New York leading up to moving out to Los Angeles for 'Mad Men,' I was an office temp at Ernst & Young in Times Square. That's about as desk-jobby as it can get. There was a lot of, 'Go two floors up and make a copy of this and then bring it to me.'” MenYearsTwoMovingYoungThreeNew YorkOfficeMadLos AngelesCopiesSquaresThree YearsDesksMad MenMoving OutTimes Square Author:Rich Sommer
“I'm a Joseph Abboud fan. I'm a Hugo Boss fan. I'm a Brooks Brothers fan. As far as suits go, those are my go-tos.” FansBrotherSuitsBossBrooksBrooks Brothers Author:Rich Sommer
“Frankly, as much as I love to improvise, it hasn't been difficult to stick to the script on 'Mad Men.' The writing is so precise, and the story so carefully crafted, that I don't think there's room - or need - for ad libbing. I could never come up with dialogue as lovely as these writers do, anyway.” ThinkingMenNeedsWritingStoriesDifficultRoomsMadSticksScriptsCome UpLovelyDialogueAdsPreciseMad Men Author:Rich Sommer
“Improv definitely made me a better auditioner, without a doubt. We did do an audition semester in grad school, and that was helpful for those times that you have a script and you have a few days to prepare it, to really work on sides. But the auditions I was doing in New York, if you got it the night before, you were very lucky.” IfsMadeSchoolNightSidesDoubtNew YorkLuckyScriptsHelpfulAuditionsGradSemesterGrad School Author:Rich Sommer
“I know there are only so many characters I'll be able to play.” KnowsPlayCharacterAble Author:Ryan Gosling