For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

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

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks

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

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.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite

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