“What actor doesn't want to walk around a set and be called 'Mr. Presid...” — Rod Lurie Quote

“What actor doesn't want to walk around a set and be called 'Mr. President?' Playing POTUS is a kind of rite of passage among American actors - our version of playing Hamlet.”

“I remember watching movies like 'Fatal Attraction' and watching the audience go bananas at the end of the film.”

“The common denominator of the great women leaders in the world - Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Golda Meir - is that they're dramatically nonsexual.”

“I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.”

“You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you.”

“I was so scared of going back to the theatre after 'Hamlet.' I didn't know if I'd do a play again because I was afraid of the power of it.”