In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite
But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?
I do believe all actors are smart.
Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.
You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do.
I kind of dwindled into acting.