I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite…

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

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

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.

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...

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 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 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.

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.

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper...

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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....

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.