I said to my doctor, 'You gotta testme, there's something wrong with me that I would be behaving this way.'

You don't have to act as if you care; you just have to care enough to act.

I decided at age 9, but I was reinforced at age 13 when a teacher told me I had talent. I can't say she really motivated me because I already knew. I knew I had talent. I went to the Jewish community theater and got in plays there. Then I went for the movies.

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.

I never had a role that I set out for. I always wanted to have a body of work that I'm proud of. Save for two projects, which will never pass my lips, I'm happy with what I've done.

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

To teach our kids how to run our country, before they are called upon to run our country... if we don't, someone else will run our country.