I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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 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...

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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 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...