I think the idea of getting money out of politics is critical.

As I get, I give. Giving as you get is critical. It has everything to do with being happy for yourself, and making others happy is the cause of making yourself happy, and it's the cycle of giving and getting.

I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.

Well, it's the last step of the civil rights movement: You know, wrap your hands around some money, right?

The fact is, I made $400 a week and only for 26 weeks a year. I never had any money.

I would have preferred to be successful here with a piece that cost me a huge amount of money and effort... rather than sending to Bohemia some ordinary works.

Barack Obama took office in the middle of a massive financial crisis. He was handed a bunch of messes all around the world and at home.

After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.