I knew in my gut that there was something wrong with a system that couldn't fire its incompetents, and I had my share of incompetent college teachers.

In my right-wing politics of the time, I held that unemployment was usually the fault of the unemployed.

I did not want to reject religion as nonsense because life seemed to have no ultimate purpose without it, and most of the good people I knew were Christians.

I'm not jumping into anything fast. I'm an actor that likes to choose my work and there's an element of good taste to my work.

I have decided to follow in my sinful ways, and have largely abandoned the increasingly religious life I was leading over the previous months, including several hours of Talmudic study a day.

I learned from my Adventist upbringing that the biggest sins were sexual.

I've often thought that my lack of intimacy with those around me is the fault of those around me.