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

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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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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...

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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...

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

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

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...