I'd rather do a lot of movies than a TV series and do a lot of different roles than be stuck in one TV thing.

It's a little weird exchanging pictures for money. You know what I mean. It makes me a little uncomfortable.

We had a showing of Battlestar in LA last week. I walked out the door and there were 50 people. I signed a ton of autographs. Other actors walked away without signing. These are the fans. I guess it depends. on who you are.

I'd have to say the whole experience in making The Neverending Story. I had an incredible time.

I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

I am here to give the American people some straight talk about higher education. Some have said we might have cut financial aid for college students. The truth is we have expanded access to college for our neediest students through the record growth of the Pell grant program.

It was in Austin that I had the idea for 'Days of Heaven.' I found myself alone for a summer in the town I had left as a high school student. There were those green, undulating hills, and this very beautiful river, the Colorado. The place is inspired and inspiring.

We know that reading to children is a crucial step. From the beginning, babies who are read to are exposed to the cadence of language, and school-age children who read at home for 15 minutes a day are exposed to millions of words.