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Whether you know Jack Ryan or you don't know Jack Ryan, he's a compelling person to spend time with.

Well, as an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

For those of us who spent our careers competing with David Broder, the hardest thing to abide was the inevitable comparison. If someone said Jack Germond - or Jules Witcover or Walter Mears or whoever - 'is a pretty good political reporter,' the default response would be, 'but he's no David Broder.'

Sometimes I just wish nobody knew who I was.

I like who I am.

I don't ever feel like anybody knows who I am.

I don't want to be known as somebody that everybody knows about.

I don't have any desire to be better known.

I expect I should be more calloused by now, but I am so sensitive about not ever living up to anybody's worst idea about an actor who is well-known.