For me to speak out against the war in Iraq, you know - most of my fans are lefties anyway, so I don't really get much flack for it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.
I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.
Frankly, my politics are pretty left of left.
I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it.
My fans are all pretty cool, you know; I've never really seen anybody fighting on Twitter, no death threats, no harsh language, no gay slurs, nothing like that.
At the end of the day, your fans are the people who support you in and out. And their opinions matter.
I'm not a phony-friendly guy and I'm usually very quiet and not a big laugher, so some people might take that for rudeness and being mean. If anyone ever got that impression, I apologize. I love all my fans and really appreciate all their support!
My level of cynicism about the reasons that took us to war against Iraq remain just as well-developed as they were before I went.
The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security.
My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it.