I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

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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 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 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...

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.

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...

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.

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 kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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...

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...