The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.

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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 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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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 do believe all actors are smart.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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...

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...

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...

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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...

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

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

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.

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...