“That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.”
Cool“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”
Famous“That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.”
Cool“I think there's a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself.”
Movies“When I was really young, my mom enrolled me in dance classes.”
Mom“Movies are like magic tricks.”
Movies“Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.”
Business“Whenever you're the child of a famous person, you get judged in odd ways because of that.”
Famous“Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.”
Health“A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.”
Great“If you change partners every time it gets tough or you get a little dissatisfied, then I don't think you get the richness that's available in a long-term relationship.”
Change“I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.”
Marriage“Well, I'm not a big sports fan.”
Sports“Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.”
Marriage“I can see how a relationship with a writer would be an easy thing.”
Relationship“Technology is such a broad kind of term, it really applies to so many things, from the electric light to running cars on oil. All of these different things can be called technology. I have kind of a love-hate relationship with it, as I expect most people do. With the computer, I spend so many hours sitting in front of a computer.”
Relationship“I first got involved with ending world hunger, and I got hip to the facts about it - what a huge problem it was and how it wasn't a matter of not having food or not knowing how to end it, but it was a matter of creating the political will.”
Food“I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.”
Mom“When I'm working, I'm very purposeful and everything else gets out of focus. Something I've had to work on together with my wife is how to acknowledge each other in the midst of this and keep the relationship going.”
Relationship“I'd maybe done about 12 movies when I decided that this was what I was going to do.”
Movies“Nowadays it seems more and more like the 'business' in 'show business' is underlined, and there are campaigns, and it's all part of getting people in to see the movies.”
Business“My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the reminder. Because sometimes we do forget. We take it all too seriously and there's a lot of joy to be had wherever you are.”
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