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

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

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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

If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.