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

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

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

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

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

I'm a 9/11 Republican.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.