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

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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...

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

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

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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...

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

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

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

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

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

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.

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...

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....

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...

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 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...

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.

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.