I was 15 or 16 when I first saw 'Once Upon A Time In America,' so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.
Reagan was extreme. Beginning of his administration, one of the first things was to call in scabs - hadn't been done for a long time, and it's illegal in most countries - in the air controller strike.
At the same time, the Reagan Administration assured that the main elements of policymaking were in the hands of competent loyalists, thus assuring a successful launch and a highly successful first year.
By the time my first album was out, I had been out in Jamaica three or four years, but I had hits out at that time that were bona fide hits.
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.
The main thing for me is I really like strong endings. If there's a strong ending, you can take more time in the beginning, your first act can be really quite different.
The first time I tried to write was when I was 14, after I got an electric guitar. I put a song together, and it wasn't that bad! The writing came natural to me.
Back in the mid-18th century, in 1745-1747, Ossetia was the first to become part of the Russian Empire. At that time, it was a united entity; North and South Ossetia were one state.
It's the first time it's happened to me and maybe the last. It's a strange sensation, not normal for me. I can't remember scoring three goals, even when I was a kid.
The appeal of travel books is also the sense that you are different, an outsider, almost like the Robinson Crusoe or Christopher Columbus notion of being the first person in a new place.
The first year or so on The Daily Show is pretty intense in terms of travel. You're going to the worst places in the country, talking to the craziest people in the world.
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
It is well known that in war, the first casualty is truth - that during any war truth is forsaken for propaganda.
Sally: I'm going to be a great film star! That is, if booze and sex don't get me first.
[first lines] Dante Hicks: [on his cellphone] Yeah, I got a fire at the Quick Stop. Yeah.
[first lines] Vincent: You OK? Airport Man: Yeah, I'm fine mate, don't worry about it.
Bobby: I had my first wet dream in a sleepin' bag. Ed: How was it? Bobby: Great. [pause] Bobby: There's no repeatin' it.
Sir Ector: I remember my first joust. It looks far worse than it feels!
Trautman: [to Teasle, who is equipping himself for a final showdown with Rambo] You're going to die, Teasle. Teasle: Everybody dies.
Detective Rhonda Boney: Well, we have our first clue. [holds an envelope that reads Clue One]
[first lines] Officer at End: Are you Kathy Nicolo? Kathy: Yeah. Officer at End: Is this your house?
