One Of The Greatest, Smartest Things I

Democracy Doesn't Work Unless People Are Well Informed, And I Don't Know That We Are. People Just Don't Have The Time. Most People's Daily Lives Are Just About Surviving. Most People Don't Have Time To Really Study [crucial] Issues.

I Spent The '90s Trying To Hide Out, Trying To Duck The Full Celebrity Cacophony.

Where I Grew Up - We Started Out In Oklahoma And Then Moved To Missouri - It Was Considered Hubris To Talk About Yourself. And The Downside Of That Was That Ideas Rarely Got Exchanged, Or True Feelings.

I Had A Very Supportive Family Environment That Gave Me Room To Explore And Discover Things About Myself.

Once You Get Older, You Get A Little Closer To Yourself, Intimate. I've Always Been Very Aware Of That, More Conscious Of Who I Am, How I Fit In The Thing As Opposed To Trying To Emulate Someone Else. Though, Sometimes I Try To Emulate De Niro All The Time, Who Is Someone I Could Never Be.