Film is something that came later into my life. I had a Jesuit education, and I consider acting and the theater as kind of a calling - a vocation.

As long as I'm an hour away from a major airport, I can get to that job.

I think if you open the door to government control of television, then you let in a host of questions about rights.

I've become so earthy. And I never was earthy. I'm doing all kinds of different roles which are not at all like the intellectual and the legal mind of Ben Stone.

Education broadens our horizons and enables us to confront realities we'd never before anticipated.

You can't have a competitive, egalitarian meritocracy if only some of your citizens have the opportunity for a good education.

Anyone who's been an usher knows it's a training in resilience. But you get such a film education. And the popcorn's free.

It helps immerse yourself in what you potentially want to do. Being involved, learning firsthand and observing the craft and absorbing all you can, makes it easier to define what you want. It will also ultimately make you a better Chef. Culinary school, or even a single class, is a great bet too.