I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change.

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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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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'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 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 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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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....

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered...

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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 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...

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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.