I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

With any character I have played there’s infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.

One of the most effective tools that the Cheney-Bush junta has used to marginalize dissenting or even mildly inquisitive American citizens has been the accusation of being unpatriotic.

I pursue the things I do because I'm interested in them.

Anyone can identify with those moments in life where circumstances or people inform us that we've strayed from the path of our better nature and intentions. We know what that's like, and we resist it - so as not to feel like we're bad people.

I campaigned for [Dennis] Kucinich in 2008. I continue to be in touch with him and I really admire him. I think he's very brave and honest - unusually so for a U.S. politician.

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