Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

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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.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 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 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 made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really...

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...

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...

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

I'm a 9-11 Republican.

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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...

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...