People are nice enough, but you can hear the giant tick of the second hand. People are so harried.

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There are a couple of roles I haven't played that I want to. I would...

There are a couple of roles I haven't played that I want to. I would...

I've played Lear three times, I would love to do it again.

I've played Lear three times, I would love to do it again.

It's rare to be treated like a friend you haven't met in a Hollywood meeting.

It's rare to be treated like a friend you haven't met in a Hollywood meeting.

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

A lot affects the outcome. It boils down to scheduling and the commitment of the...

A lot affects the outcome. It boils down to scheduling and the commitment of the...

Kids now are so used to surround sound and the power in theater speakers, that...

Kids now are so used to surround sound and the power in theater speakers, that...

I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and...

I had a meeting in LA in which they took a really overstuffed hour and...

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

I will never master this craft. Orchestras are very, very forthcoming with me.

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese...

I'd forgotten I'd done the anime called Spirited Away, the English version of a Japanese...

I love pulling people into concert halls who might not otherwise go and getting their...

I love pulling people into concert halls who might not otherwise go and getting their...

Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost...

Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost...

Every time I hear, Cut. Print, something cold and electrical goes off in my head,...

Every time I hear, Cut. Print, something cold and electrical goes off in my head,...

Something happens to us all when we experience something as a unit that doesn't occur...

Something happens to us all when we experience something as a unit that doesn't occur...

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated.

If it's right and true, it's listened to and accommodated.

High school music teachers... nobody makes a living off it.

High school music teachers... nobody makes a living off it.

I am not a long-run actor. I admire actors who can do that.

I am not a long-run actor. I admire actors who can do that.

I am certainly not a mainstream religious man.

I am certainly not a mainstream religious man.

In television you go in with this operating system that it is a crapshoot.

In television you go in with this operating system that it is a crapshoot.

My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man....

My father, who died a few years ago, was a good, simple, very honest man....