I kind of dwindled into acting.

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

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

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

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

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.