I believe only in art and failure.
I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.
That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.
I don't put together cars, I put together people.
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell.
And my first film was Carnal Knowledge, another amazing experience, largely because of Mike Nichols, who would tell me you can't do anything wrong because you're doing everything right.
The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general.
The biggest challenge of being the press secretary is trying to be aware of all of the things that are happening, both around the world but also here at home and in politics, and trying to absorb all of that information as quickly as I can.
I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live.
It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.
My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.