Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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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...

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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.

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 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.

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.

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...

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

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

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?

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 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 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 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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.