Be kind. It's worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them. If you allow yourself to be somewhat curious - and if you get into the habit of doing that - it's the first step to being open minded and realizing that your points of view aren't totally opposite.

Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.

Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

Saying you are a patriot does not make you one; wearing a flag pin does not in itself mean anything at all.

I think maybe because I do other things and they mean as much to me as movie acting, it takes the onus off me. It's not the end of the world if I can't get a film job, or if a movie doesn't turn out well - even though I don't like it when that happens.

I have a publishing company of books by me and books of others. It drew people to poetry readings and photo exhibitions and painting exhibitions that I've been doing for years before that.

Those who have the power and should be the most responsible are often the least responsible.