When I grew up, shame was used as a tool for check and balance. If you stood a chance of hearing someone say, "Shame on you," or "You should be ashamed of yourself," you thought twice. It doesn't seem to be a factor today.

I enjoyed working with Dustin Hoffman. That was really fun. He decided that to really be effective as Woodward and Bernstein, considering their differences, we should spend some time together. Because Dustin and I were very different.

I am passionate. I am political about my country, about what it is, how strong it is, how strong it remains.

The entertainment person gets a certain credibility, and the politician gets a certain notoriety. I'm against it.

Lastly get emotionally connected to your story so you can deliver it, you know, if you can't deliver the emotions to your script there's no point to your story. Story is the key.

I'm not that interested in someone that one-dimensional, but I'm interested in playing somebody that's more complicated.

The important thing about a sport is the people who devote their lives to it.