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"I feel I'm two people: I have my interest in acting and I have a lot of other political interests I'd like to pursue."
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"Acting is something different to everybody. I just know that if you watch an actor or actress getting better and better, I think that's them just understanding themselves better and better."

"I suppose that if I could have quit, I would have, because in those days I never wanted to be an actress, the acting was something to do while I waited for a chance to study writing and directing. But I guess I was just meant to be an actress. Because, here I am."

"My acting career helped pull me through the rough times."

"Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college."

"When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn't acting. It's following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that."

"But you're right, I did think about acting more and then decided against it."
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"Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines."

"Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field."

"You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there's very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they're the same 30 years later."

"I think my exact comment was that if Bush won it would be a good time to leave the United States. I'm not necessarily going to leave the United States."

"Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor."

"There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time."

"There's less critical thinking going on in this country on a Main Street level - forget about the media - than ever before. We've never needed people to think more critically than now, and they've taken a big nap."

"I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems."

"To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough."
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