I can't on my own change the regime in South Africa or teach the Palestinians to learn to live with the Israelies, but I can start with me.

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I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.

I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars.

I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I...

I'm really normal. I play football, go to the beach, drive. We have dogs. I...

I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings.

I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings.

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the...

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the...

I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a...

I did my best work in The Mosquito Coast. I know it wasn't such a...

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...

We are taught to consume. And that's what we do. But if we realized that...

I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a...

I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a...

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe...

Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe...

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I...

Music is a hobby, because I'm not making any money out of it, but I...

We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such...

We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such...

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it.

I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology....

I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology....

It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone...

It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone...

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many...

It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many...

People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is...

People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is...

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence...

I'd like to play every type of character, but only once. I like to expierence...

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I...

When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I...

When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as...

When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as...