I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that.

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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...

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 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'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...

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....

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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.

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...

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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'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...