I love being grungy and dirty.

The bad guys have all the fun!

I value my ability to keep state secrets.

I'm the only honest person in Washington.

One always wonders about roads not taken.

Whatever I lack in talent I have in stamina.

I think insanity is the hardest thing to play.

I wish the meeting had been as good as the lunch.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

I must say I've rarely been described as 'diplomat.'

I'm very skeptical about the good intentions of Milosevic.

North Korea is not an insane nation. It is not a crazy nation.

An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

Ive never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.

Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.

Adults will not necessarily laugh at the same thing as their children.

A terrorist is one who kills innocents for the pursuit of a political aim.

Sometimes you have to learn how to give the right answer to the wrong question.

Once you don't smile on film, they say, 'Let's have that bloke who doesn't smile.'

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.

It's been President Clinton's dream that we'll have finally a fully integrated Europe.

I had all of one nanosecond to savor the news before we had to move on to other problems.

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes tribunal.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

You have to remove your human sentiment when it comes to greed and the accumulation of wealth.

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

I know what Twitter is; I don't use it. I don't use Facebook, so luckily, it does zero to my ego.

Whenever you're out of town, no matter modern communications, you feel a little bit out of touch.

I come from very conservative parents, and we weren't particularly wealthy, but we were comfortable.

Let's face it, the Obama administration was handed a pretty poor deal from the previous administration.

I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.

Unfortunately, my love life is nil. I'm working too much - but I would like to settle down at some point.

When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.

I've got many close friends, but there's an awful lot about friendship that is not demonstrative in my case.

Iran has interest in seeing that the Shia population of Iraq basically adhere to a line that comes from Iran.

I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have 3 basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing.

Do people really think that about my nose? I spent my whole life hating it, so its amusing that people like it!

I'd say that, to be a good deal maker, you have to have three basic characteristics - timing, timing, and timing.

I never like to go out of character when filming starts. I fear that if I do, I might not be able to pick it up again.

I think understanding or comprehension is probably the strongest emotion that you feel, or at least some kind of empathy.

I can't bear shopping. I can choose clothes for my characters, but not for myself. I've got no dress sense. Or I've lost it.

What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims?

I think if I had come out of drama school and been an instant Hollywood superstar, I would be taking long, leisurely holidays.

I ask the Philippines Government to put an end to journalists' killings by giving journalists' safety the priority it deserves.

It's very important to always put things in their historical contexts. It teaches important lessons about the country in question.

I feel like my imagination was crafted by Tolkien. He seemed to tap into that childhood intrigue of secret doors and hidden worlds.

I don't know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else.

I think what Osama bin Laden does is to take the fact that some peoples lack hope and lack opportunity, and twist it to his own ends.

I'm probably more of a new man. I'm not particularly alpha. 'Nourish and nurture' are my watchwords as opposed to 'search and destroy'.

You can spend a bit of yourself when you give yourself to a character. At the end of a job, you have to remind yourself who and what you are.

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