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" My deep dark secret is that I was a nerd in school. I liked the theater. I liked to study. I wasn't very good at sports. "

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" It's funny what actors take issue with. Some won't do parts where animals are in jeopardy; some won't ever play anyone remotely unlikable - 'Heroes only, please.' Some won't do violence. I have no such qualms. "

" I have had a lot of blessed, interesting things happen to me and have bumped up against some amazing people. "

" I like the nexus of Bollywood and Hollywood. I'm actually shocked that there isn't more of a meld between our two industries. "

" I never get bored talking about themes dealing with ambition, leadership and what it means to be an American. I love that stuff. I just love it. I've loved it ever since I was on 'The West Wing.' "

" Tom Ford, who is my all-time favourite, once said to me, 'Here's the thing about dress shirts, Rob. You need white, and you need black.' 'What about blue,' I asked. He said, 'Have you ever seen Cary Grant in a blue dress shirt?' "

" Malibu was a wellspring of counterculture group think. "

" My thing is personal freedoms: freedoms for the individual to love whom they want, do with what they want. In fact, I want the government out of almost everything. "

" The term 'celebrity memoir' has gotten such a bad name now, but there used to be a little bit of an art form to it. "

" I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing. "

" If I had been on 'Ally McBeal,' I would have been seen coming out of the shower on the first show. "

" To go from playing Jack Startz in 'Behind the Candelabra' to playing JFK in the same year, I have now operated at the far ends of my range as an actor. "

" I - you know, I loved politics more as a younger man. "

" Here's my theory: If a person gets worldwide fame at a young age, they're emotionally frozen at that moment. For me, that's 15 to 18, so you find yourself in your mid-20s being a glorified 15-year-old. What could possibly go wrong? "

" The highest levels of fame in the entertainment business are geared toward keeping the artist disconnected, disinterested and continuing to make product and not developing any sort of 'normal life.' "

" There is a movie called 'My Dog Skip,' starring my 'Outsiders' costar Diane Lane. I do not recommend it. If you have a child, particularly one about to leave home, watching this film is to be emotionally waterboarded. "

" We should all be so lucky in our lives to create things that we're still talking about 25 years later. "

" Somewhere in my callow, misspent youth, I was smart enough to marry my best friend. "

" My life and the lives of many across the world have been deeply affected by lymphoma. "

" I love London. "

" The president of the United States can't even fire his chef. I'm not kidding. "

" Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don't have to. "

" I'm what you would call an 'independent moderate.' "

" I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result. "

" I have a lot of great memories, but I can't imagine anything more exciting than the life I have now. "

" My son Matthew's beloved dog is a Jack Russell. His name is Buster. Matthew picked him as a puppy, when he was tiny himself. "

" Things that I consider bad qualities, I always try and figure out where they are coming from. I don't consider ambition to be a bad one. It's served me very well in my life. Very well. "

" I love acting so much that I don't want to give that up. "

" Some actors specialize in shooting weapons and punching people. Some have the market on playing buffoons cornered, others specialize in roles that require heavy makeup or outrageous wardrobe. Some trade exclusively in a post-ironic blase attitude. "

" Oh my God, I love rehab! I highly recommend it. "