The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's...
Culture is mix. Culture means a mix of things from other sources. And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and my work, is a testimony to the fact that East and West combine cultural gracefully, or sometimes in an anarchic way,...
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to inland detention camps on grounds that they might be disloyal.
Amin is the shame of the whole world. The fact that he managed to rule so long and commit so many crimes was only possible thanks to the hypocrisy of the East and the West who were waging the Cold War for world domination.
'Friday' is about hanging out with friends, having fun. I felt like it was my personality in that song.
I've thought about doing other dramatic roles besides westerns, but I grew up in the West and I know the West.
In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.
I find myself evil. I believe in the devil as much as God. You can use either one to get things done.
My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world.
The minute my hair went, I shaved it. Thank God it became kind of cool. I just have really big ears.
I was perfectly satisfied with the West Side of Chicago when I was in knickerbockers. I hope it was with me.
Me, I'm spiritually retarded, I need to be knee deep in water with a fly rod in my hands, that's about as close to God as I get.
I have an intuition, and usually my intuition is right. I have a feeling for whether a role will be good or bad for me, and I almost never make a mistake.
I realized that I didn't want to do anything else. Plus, I realized I was good, and, most importantly, I actually loved to sing on stage.
You know, I am just a musician and I have no idea these days what good and bad is in terms of labels.
Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.
Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.
The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man.
The social networking sites are such good way to keep in touch with your fans, it's quick and simple and it keeps your fans interested in what you're doing.
Especially on 'Taken,' 'Taken' was not a big success the day of its release. It was released in France first, and it didn't do bad, but not as good as it did in the U.S.
It's about enhancing your body and accentuating your good areas. Shapewear isn't the ugly, embarrassing granny undies they used to be - they really are sexy.
