But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

Quote by Ron Silver

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human...

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human...

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.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

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...

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 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...