I have always been grateful that my Russian mother and father came to this country to give me a better chance, and I have had a better chance.

I was going to play in First Blood, but I suggested to changing it and I dropped out. I said to [Silvester] Stallone, 'You know, I almost stopped you from making millions of dollars,' because in my suggestion, I killed his character at the end of the picture .

I think that [Barack] Obama was elected because young people are starting to get interested in their country and I think that's a very healthy thing.

If I can get enough signatures, to present an apology to slavery, I will present it to the President. The House of Representatives has already passed the resolution for the apology, but it has to pass the Senate. I think, in spite of all our problems, I think we're in the right direction.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

My mother once said, "A beggar must always give to another beggar that's worse off than he is." That has always stuck with me.

All children are natural actors, and I'm still a kid. If you grow up completely, you can never be an actor.