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

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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...

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?

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...

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...

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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

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

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 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...

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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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.

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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 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.