I don't type fast. I type with three fingers - two on one hand, and I only get one going on the other. I think my thumb's in there, but I'm not sure. I may be no better than an orangutan when it comes to that.

Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point.

Having a child at 55... that's optimism.

I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that I have limited range as an actor. I can only play people who talk like me.

Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion, too.

I'm supposed to make people cry, but not by manipulating.

My son was diagnosed with autism. He's OK, he makes eye contact, but he doesn't talk. He needs eight hours a day of very intensive school, and you wouldn't even believe me if I told you how much it costs.