The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before

I do believe all actors are smart.

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite a bit