People are going to say what they say. I know sometimes I say things; I offend people.
I've been in international competition, and now I know what the big boys can do. You don't go out and just run. There's an offense and a defense.
I know how young black men are seen. They're boys - scared little boys, oftentimes. I was one of them. I was completely afraid of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Oh God, I don't know if I ever really felt beautiful. I don't, really.
I know guys in the league say, 'Oh yeah, I love X, Y, Z city.' But man, I genuinely love Utah.
In the Soviet Union I was the head of all oil production. And you know in the Soviet Union, you didn't get that job unless you were really worth it.
Believe it or not, I'm a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it's not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils - I have many mixtures I like.
No man wants to accept they could be getting used for money. But it's OK for them to let us know that they use us?
Quite frankly, Oklahomans are pretty smart. They know how to choose candidates.
The old adage is, 'Write what you know.' But if you only do that, your work becomes claustrophobic. I say, 'Write what you want to know.'
I went with the old adage that you should write what you know. What I knew was 18th century Britain, so what I decided I would do is write a novel based on my dissertation research.
You know what it's like: you don't want to read your old books again. All you can see are the flaws, what you would do differently.
Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference.
I'm old enough to know that a red carpet's just a rug, and I've been able to enjoy the pageantry without letting it go to my head.
I'm officially near-famous. If you've got four year old kids and you've got cable, then you've got no choice but to know who I am. But if you're one of my peers - a 26-year old guy who lives in Manhattan - you have no idea who I am. I'm only famous if you're four.
I don't have my novel outlined, and I have to write to discover what I am doing. Like the old lady, I don't know so well what I think until I see what I say; then I have to say it over again.
Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful.
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital videotape, it's just too bright. Don't know why, it's not warm.
None are so eager to gain new experience as those who don't know how to make use of the old ones.
