In society, we have these unspoken rules of conduct, these 'shoulds.' Even though we pride ourselves on being a democracy, there are all these ways we say you 'should' behave. But what if you're living your life by the 'shoulds' and you're not really living your life?

Chris Noth

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We need healthy forests if we want to protect our climate. As the climate changes, forests become more vulnerable to insect outbreaks, droughts and wildfires. Simultaneously, when our forests are destroyed, their carbon is released back into the atmosphere, further impacting climate change. It's a horrifying one-two punch.

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Most people know that forests are the lungs of our planet, literally playing a critical role in every breath we take. And that they're also home to incredible animals like the orangutan and elephant, which will go extinct if we keep cutting down their forests.

cutting home animal

As soon as I feel people are talking too much about my character,... by Chris Noth

As soon as I feel people are talking too much about my character, it's time to leave.

talking character people

It is a fearful environment where no one can trust to pick up a stranger, or a stranger cannot trust to get in a car. That search I find lacking. That openness. Right now, we have got ourselves stuck in one thing, which is make money as fast as we can, because it is hard to live in this world without it. Let us face it.

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At this point in my life, I like the security of a job, while still having time for my young son and to pursue other creative work.

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As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't eve... by Chris Noth

As an actor you appreciate the security of a job. But I don't ever want to get too comfortable.

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If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide that creative spark. You want out.

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New York is all about sort of a corporate sensibility, and it is squeezed out room for any other kind of sensibility, money talks, bullshit walks, I guess.

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I cannot explain something that no one has ever figured out. by Chris Noth

I cannot explain something that no one has ever figured out.

Everyone feels like family and I am back in the city that I love. by Chris Noth

Everyone feels like family and I am back in the city that I love.

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By my third year of Law and Order, I was climbing the walls. But you don't leave a hit show, especially when you have a five-year contract.

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People are so phobic and crazed about this word 'commitment.' It's weird. Everyone has taken this word to a new height of morality.

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I don't want to be identified by any one role I do. by Chris Noth

I don't want to be identified by any one role I do.

I don't mind demanding women. by Chris Noth

I don't mind demanding women.

I don't know the politics of Hollywood. Am I hungry for great material? Every actor is. How I can get to it, that's another story.

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I always get involved with the environment because once you go past the tipping point with the environment, you don't get it back.

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I never wanted to be the lead on a TV drama. It just robs you of... by Chris Noth

I never wanted to be the lead on a TV drama. It just robs you of your life, really.

tvs wanted drama

I like big casts. The experience of working together, that human contact - those are my roots, professionally.

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I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I ha... by Chris Noth

I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously.

Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball.

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