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

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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...

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...

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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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.

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...

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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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....

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 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.

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...

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world.

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world.

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 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.

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...