I had hoped to go to law school, but the war started, and because of the strong feeling that I did not want to kill anybody, I joined the Merchant Marine when I graduated from Berkeley.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I went to law school after college.
I was actually going to law school in 1972.
I chose to go to law school because I thought that someday, somehow I'd make a difference.
I went to college and law school with the help of the GI Bill. That experience moved me so much, I dedicated the rest of my life to serving this great country and helping others succeed.
I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job.
The truth is that I'd always wanted to go to law school.
I was planning to go into law or politics. I was well known for my public speaking. I went to an all-girl boarding school with uniforms. It was very posh for someone like me who came from a world where my parents showed beagles and sold dog products out of a yellow caravan.
And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the navy.
I spent two years in the Army. And my older brother, who was also a great positive influence on me, encouraged me to think about law school, and I said - well, I didn't have any money.
I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.