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

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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...

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...

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 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.

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 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 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...

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....

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.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.