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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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...

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.

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

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....

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...

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'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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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 kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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...

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

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...