I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

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I do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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 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 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...

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...

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.

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 think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.