Childhood hunger in America is as much a paradox as it is a tragedy. Why, in the wealthiest country in the world, should hunger darken the lives and dreams of 12 million children and their families? I believe that, when Americans learn the facts and understand how their involvement can make a difference, banishing childhood hunger will be a national, local and personal priority.

I still believe in the nonviolent Jesus and the basic human goodness present in all of us.

I think most actors rarely get the opportunity to play something really close to you and speaks to something you deeply believe.

I am still a journeyman actor and a peace and justice activist. I'm a pilgrim trying to win my freedom and serve as best I can in the time I have, with this gift I've been given.

I am not the president; instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States.

I think I'm known as a liberal democrat and Hispanic and a practicing Catholic, but I never really went out of my way specifically to play a president or any kind of leader.

My recovery is the single greatest accomplishment of my life. Without that, the rest of my life would have fallen apart.