I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

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 kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertainty when I was younger which was very attractive

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.