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

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

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

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

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.