I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not…

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Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

Lincoln was the greatest speaker and he was ridiculed for how he looked, you know?

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off...

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life -...

I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life -...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

I like when my face tingles, when the hair on the back of my neck...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I don't feel the need to direct. I tried to get other people to direct...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

I've had some movies that have been ridiculed, but that's OK with me. I don't...

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

Being a celebrity is probably the closest to being a beautiful woman as you can...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

I'm only interested in being a good actor and in being remembered for my best...

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

I haven't tried to buffer myself. I like rolling the dice.

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much...

I'm getting those familiar feelings, and I'm just going to enjoy the process of getting...

I'm getting those familiar feelings, and I'm just going to enjoy the process of getting...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

We all have that burning question about what happens if we lose somebody we love,...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

I wanted very much to do Traffic and at one point it looked like I...

When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great...

When I read Thirteen Days I was moved by it. It was just a great...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

I enjoy sports. I get a real joy from playing sports but I don't look...

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

When I played Robin Hood, I knew the great role was Alan Rickman's and it...

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better...

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better...