You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.

My mom devotes so much of her time toward me. She's an artist, and my father is a doctor. I've been brought up in what you might call a pretty conventional family.

Use Starbucks mints for every occasion—they're the strongest

There were, like, 20 of [Jackie Kennedy's biographies], which was interesting because they are not exactly high literature - they are pulpy.But the [Arthur] Schlesinger transcripts ended up being the most useful of anything.

There is a lot lacking on the intellectual side and on the values side when being an actor.

Obviously it's much easier to say that you're going to follow your passions when you're financially secure, but at least we can take solace in the fact that we now have the time to pursue the things that we really want to pursue because now the option of doing things just for the money isn't necessarily there.

If you read, your book is kind of your friend, because it's like the book is telling you its story and you're being the listener.