Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it came to repeating performances on stage, because it is a craft and you do need a technique for it.

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If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains.

If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

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...

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...

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

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

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

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a...

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a...

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...

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...

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

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....

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to...

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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...

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.

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...

I do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or...

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or...