I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

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.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

You can always tell the heart of man by what he do, and by what he don't do...

Daily learning of your craft makes you master of your craft.

One with the law is a majority.

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become president. I'm beginning to believe it.

All you need to do is write truly and not care about what the fate of it is.

The Democratic Party, all the candidates from Washington, they all know each other, they all move in the same circles, and what I'm doing is breaking into the country club.

Lonely people, in talking to each other can make each other lonelier.

When I believe in my ability to do something, there is no such word as no.

One simple rule: no amnesty, no special pathway to citizenship.

What kind of person should you be to someone who has fallen? The kind of person you will run to when you fall.