It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

Power never turns power down, ever, unless institutionally demanded.

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.

In a way, J.F.K. was the high point of the American dream. In order to go to the moon and back, all we did was say we could - and we did.

Theater is completely different from film or television. It has a beginning and a middle and an end and it's different every night. And it's far preferable to any other except in the sense of not getting paid, people who want to eat should do film and television.

It must be remembered that the Bush White House has a separate talent for character assassination that must not be confused with a talent for governance.

It's fun to see the light in someone's eyes. It's fun to give your own eccentric experience and have it land. That's fun.