But he wasn't always one if he ever really was one. He told New York Magazine, "In college, I was left of center, and through a gradual process I found myself more comfortable with a lot of the ideas and approaches the Republicans were using." Though he voted for Carter in 1980, in '84, "I voted for Reagan?"I'd moved from Communist to whatever I am now. I'm not even sure how to characterize myself politically. Maybe at some point, I'll have to figure it out."