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

People, although having their own cross to carry, can minister to others through their own pain.

This Administration has led us into an area without vision. Bush has no clear understanding of what is being asked of the citizens, and the military is under his direction.

I was a celebrity. This is not what I do for a living - politics. I play politicians, as well as working class or clergy or whatever, and you mustn't be confused by what you're seeing on television because that's not who I am. So I always ended it.

The Irish tell the story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in St. Peter says, “Of course, just show us your scars.” The man says, “I have no scars”. St. Peter says, “What a pity was there nothing worth fighting for”?

Theres no way that I could be the president. You cant have a pacifist in the White House... Im an actor. This is what I do for a living.

I just think that the only way we come to ourselves is through each other.