You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do.

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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....

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

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

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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...

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.

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...

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 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 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.

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?

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their...

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their...

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...

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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.

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...

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...