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The First Trip I Remember Taking Was On The Train From Virginia Up To New York City, Watching The Summertime Countryside Rolling Past The Window. They Used White Linen Tablecloths In The Dining Car In Those Days, And Real Silver. I Love Trains To This Day. Maybe That Was The Beginning Of My Fixation With Leisurely Modes Of Travel.

A Great Deal Of My Battle, As An Actor, Is To Widdle Away The Things That Make Me Self-conscious And Try To Trick Myself Into Not Being Self-conscious.

The Feeling Of Being At Sea Has Put Me In Touch With Who I Am To A Greater Degree Than If I Had Been On Land All These Years. So, In A Roundabout Way, I Imagine It Does Inform My Acting.

Many Who Wave American Flags Also Practice Discrimination On The Basis Of Race. Many Who Wave American Flags Practice Anti-semitism. We Think That Betrays The Fundamental Ideals Of Our Democracy.

Aside From What It Teaches You, There Is Simply The Indescribable Degree Of Peace That Can Be Achieved On A Sailing Vessel At Sea. I Guess A Combination Of Hard Work And The Seemingly Infinite Expanse Of The Sea - The Profound Solitude - That Does It For Me.