I'd say that the whole 'sitting on the Iron Throne' experience is intended to be a novelty for people who don't have that many encounters with thrones in their day to day lives.
We cannot have another experience like we've had in my freshman class, of people saying one thing and doing another.
Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.
What makes the food that we do at Alinea so interesting on the outside is that we really don't let ourselves say no to an idea.
There are those who will say that the liberation of humanity, the freedom of man and mind is nothing but a dream. They are right. It is the American Dream.
Tunisian liberals say that the U.S. Embassy in Tunis is unengaged with their efforts to make sure the Tunisian model remains one of expanding freedom.
Routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous.
The whole 'bad girl' thing allows me to mess up sometimes. And I have freedom to say more of what I want to.
My father used to say that it's never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, 'You never know what you can accomplish until you try.'
People may say I developed an iron will, but what really happened is that I made myself much fitter. I think an iron will is always supported by fitness.
At the end of the day I have always seen the end of my relationships as a personal failure. There is nothing ever pretty in saying goodbye.
It's probably foolish to expect relationships to go on forever and to say that because something only lasts 10 years, it's a failure.
I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know.
My parents taught me service - not by saying, but by doing. That was my culture, the culture of my family.
I'm not trying to represent the whole Latino community. There are too many different cultures, and Latinos will always say, 'My family doesn't do that.'
I'm pleased to say I grew up in a happy family in Dublin. I feel we're very close.
I went to Jersey City State College to please a family member. I wasn't prepared for school. To say I failed out is putting it nicely.
I love dark humor that crosses the line and makes you say, 'That's so wrong!' And that's 'Family Guy' to me.
There was a lot of brokenness in my family. Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.
I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise.
Let's just say beauty inspires me. But I like all beauty - I think it really comes from the inside out.
