Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill..

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

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite.

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really goi….

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

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertain….

Nobody has a franchise on what is good..

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers..

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

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

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about ….

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?.

If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how di….

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage..

I kind of dwindled into acting..

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people..