I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an actor, and when they liked me as an actor, I told them, 'Now, you like my politics.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
After many, many years, I fell out of love with politics. It's not something I like but it's the truth.
What drew me to politics in the first place was the fact that I wanted to have a place to take a stand and use my voice to express what I believed in. But I've no longer got any political aspirations. I feel that as a politician, fifty per cent of people would hate you before you even left the house.
I always laugh and say, 'Dudes, if I have to choose, I'm a political person first. I would never do another movie again and be completely happy.' I need to say how I feel.
If I went into politics, it's because I grew up in a political atmosphere.
I - you know, I loved politics more as a younger man.
I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
I got into politics when I was eight years old.
I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.
Politicians are actors, too, don't you think? Usually, if you like people and you're outgoing, not a shy little thing, you can do pretty well in politics.
I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.
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