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

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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.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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...

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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...

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...

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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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

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

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...

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?

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...