All I wanted was for the public to be able to have a say in how they are governed. That is a milestone we left a long time ago.
When you play, it's like you know that there are people out there who are hearing it for the first time, and I think that's really important.
The Web forces me to be disciplined and not to waste time - but before the Web was invented, there were plenty of opportunities to do that anyway.
Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.
You know, sometimes, when they say you're ahead of your time, it's just a polite way of saying you have a real bad sense of timing.
I really don't have the time to spend much time online, I do have web tv, which I use when I need information.
Running started as a way of relaxing. It's the only time I have to myself. No phones or e-mails or faxes.
I've been offered a couple of shows that have been very successful, but they weren't right for me. It has to be something I could be excited about for a long time.
But I have to add - and this answers your other question - this catholicity in time and in space is only meaningful for me if there is, at the same time, a concentration on the Gospel.
Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a brand new place.
I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.
I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.
It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my mother.
The first time I went to Hollywood, I was 25 years old. My background was mostly Italian.
The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected.
Script comes first, then the actors, then you gotta be lucky enough to get the right time slot. Then people have to watch.
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
From time to time, it is worth wandering around the fuzzy border regions of what you do, if only to remind yourself that no human activity is an island.
I'm always amazed by people who blog all the time and tweet all the time, and still get things done. I don't know how they do it.
But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons.
Cable series have more time to focus on characters, and a structure that allows for a development in character as you go along. Network shows have a pressure of time and space that is completely different.
