Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

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Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it...

Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it...

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for...

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for...

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn...

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn...

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on...

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on...

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune...

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune...

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of....

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of....

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning...

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It...

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It...

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing...

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing...

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.

I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.