I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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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...

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 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 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.

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

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

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...

I do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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...

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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?

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...

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 think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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...

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.