Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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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...

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 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.

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...

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.

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....

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...

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 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.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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 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 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 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 kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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...

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.