Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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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...

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...

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....

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 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 kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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 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 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.

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'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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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.

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...