Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.

Its a way for you to support the children by sending pencils, beanie babies or soccer balls. That all started because of one of those convoys I was on.

Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to provide that freedom and security. While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.

I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

So for, you know, for a good 20 years now I've been involved with veterans and soldiers and in support of them no matter what they're doing.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.