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(answering a Chris Matthews question about why Hollywood actors sometimes presume to be sophisticated about politics) Everyone`s entitled to express their political beliefs. I don`t presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are. But you have to look also to the media, where you have a vast majority of the loudest and most influential political voices in America media from people who came from the entertainment world. You have Rush Limbaugh, was a radio disc jockey. Bill O`Reilly came from "Inside Edition" (1988). Michael Moore`s a filmmaker. Al Franken was on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). The line is increasingly blurred between news and entertainment. Secondarily, the media`s also shoving celebrities down our throats all the time. As a person, I`m much more interested in what an actor has to say about something substantial and important than who they`re dating or what clothes they`re wearing or some other asinine, insignificant aspect of their life.

In this day and age, everything is so cross-marketed that the lines have blurred in my opinion between what is an actor and what is a celebrity. What is reality? All you have to do is pick up a magazine or turn on the television and you can get ideas from places that five years ago you couldn`t.

In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we`re getting away with more here than we could get away with in Britain. And that surprised us so much!

This is the first time that all I need to worry about is showing up on set and doing the best I can as an actor. Whereas, on independent films, it`s ? let me help load in the lights, or whatever. Which I enjoy doing. That`s the one thing I love about independent film is, it`s a big community where all the lines are kind of blurred and you`re helping move lights or helping carry cable. But it was a lot less pressure.

How vivid is the suffering of the few when the people are few and how the suffering of nameless millions in two world wars is blurred over by numbers.

I believe with all my heart that the Church of Jesus Christ should be a Church of blurred edges.

I`ve often felt that things are blurred, and we don`t remember what went on or appreciate what just happened,

I was thirsty all the time, I was urinating frequently and I had blurred vision.