go back in the courtroom and do your job. >> actor and director, tony goldwyn.ject, that i want to talk about. you talk over from someone unknown, right? big shoes to fill, i would think. talk about taking that new role on. >> it thrilling to step into sam's large shoes. that was a privilege. i had years with sammie in it. this is a different character. more politician, i think, than jack mccoy, who is purist atticus finch-type character. "law & order" is an institution. >> yeah. and the viewers are really loyal. >> really loyal. you must get stopped all the time. >> so many e-mails when i announced i was doing it. >> i have to ask one more entertainment question. you were on "scandal." you were president of the united states for a while. now, you're playing a district attorney. you seem to gravitate towards the big characters with power. >> yeah. heads of public service executives. you could say. it's a plan -- this is very different. less scandalous than my character. >> there will not be a giant affair. we'll see. okay. let's talk about the innocence project.