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" The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning. "

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" I loved fun. I spent my whole life in search of fun. I have not given up that part of myself. "

" Getting married isn't going to make your relationship better. It's just a ceremony. "

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" I've been around for so long, people have their perceptions of me: good, bad or indifferent. "

" The Brat Pack is timeless. "

" I believe in ceremony. I think ceremony is important, pomp and circumstance, tradition. I'm into those things. "

" 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. "

" When I started on 'The West Wing,' that was at a time when this was still a stigma, because movie stars didn't do TV. Now, every movie star is desperate to find their 'True Detective.' "

" Sun Valley is one of my favorite spots. "

" I don't think the Internet should be immune to the standing laws of countries. "

" I have, on the other hand, felt ill will from various people in the industry and the press. "

" One of the interesting things about Twitter is looking how famous people choose to use it. Take someone like Steve Martin, who I follow: it's all sorts of comic gems, nothing private, nothing personal - all jokes. Other celebrities are overtly personal - like Charlie Sheen. I do a mix of observations and updates. "

" I love London. "

" I would've loved Jack Kennedy. I would've loved to have campaigned for him and supported him. I wish there were more like him today. "

" The first shooter video game stuff which - look, admittedly, I missed that generationally, so it's not a thing for me. I've never played them. I don't really get it. My kids do. "

" I'm no genius, but I'm real smart in one area - I picked the right mate. "

" I like doing things that are different, unexpected, and where I feel that either the role feels like a natural fit for me or it's a really big swing that I don't know if I'm going to connect on. "

" To be counter to the culture, you are by definition willfully and actively ignoring the culture, i.e., reality. "

" Marriage is becoming sort of fake. It's almost like a handbag. Everybody wants the newest, greatest and latest. It becomes an event, and it's definitely a status symbol in our society. I'm not saying it shouldn't be; it absolutely should be - but you shouldn't be focusing on that. "

" 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 like all of John Carpenter's movies. 'The Thing' is my favorite. "

" I have a friend who is very successful in business, and his motto is, 'Don't do what you can do. Do what only you can do.' First of all, you have to know what your specific, unique gift is and then you do that... every actor does that but every once in a while an actor plays a part that only they can play. "

" I've had years of psychiatry, and I ask about every six months - it's sort of like getting your oil checked - I ask, 'I'm not an actual narcissist, am I?' The learned men of psychiatry assure me that I meet none of the medical criteria. "

" If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances. "

" By making more people aware of lymphoma, Worldwide Lymphoma Awareness Day hopes to save lives by increasing early diagnosis and suitable treatment. "

" Fame is not a natural condition for human beings. "

" The cast of 'Parks & Rec' is just a group of unbelievably nice, humble, down to earth, hilarious friends. "

" Cannes is a little bit like French wine. There are certain years that people prefer over others. "

" 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. "

" What's gratifying about West Wing is that everybody told us that it couldn't be done - that the man or woman on the street didn't care about politics. But if you set things up correctly, people don't have a problem with it. "

" Children change you. They really do. "