There are people that grandstand and seem to be publicly politically engaged because they like the attention, more than because they're genuinely concerned about the world. But I don't think that's the majority.

In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.

I have no idea what 'method actor' means.

Nobody really knows anybody completely, even if they've been married to 'em for 53 years, you know?

Adult characters are all the things they've encountered over time. But kids haven't accumulated all the life experience, all the regrets. They tend to be more in the moment, more willing to play, to be joyful.

As Aragorn said at Helm's Deep, "There is always hope."

Ignorance breeds antipathy. Until I got to know how computers worked, I didn't want anything to do with them. I said, 'Well, why do I need them? I write letters.' Which I still do.