We all get where we're going by circuitous journeys, and some of the setbacks are warranted.
At some point, we have to move away from the pack to take certain journeys on our own.
Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.
If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some in our Chamber are making. They are all receiving judicial review.
If life gives you lemons, make some kind of fruity juice.
I would love to work with Julia Roberts at some point.
I got to sing for Julie Andrews when I was a senior in college. I was singing some of her songs for an audition and wasn't expecting her to be there, so when I walked in, I barely avoided peeing myself.
I played a little basketball. Some football in junior high.
I didn't play juniors, really. I only played Roland Garros juniors and maybe some European tournaments.
I don't use the computer. But my secretary does. I want to take some computer courses because I'm interested in some of the access to some of the illegal things on the Internet. I'm just kidding.
For some reason I did something where I realized I could get a reaction. That was when I broke out of my shell at school, because I really didn't have any friends or anything like that and I just kind of was going along, and then finally I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends.
Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified.
You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else.
My take, after spending some time with him, is that Kanye West is not a conservative. He's not a Republican, but he is a free thinker, and he's an independent thinker.
I took karate classes for a few years. Taekwondo. I'd love to do a movie role where I could do some karate.
When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it's because of karma, some past connection.
Some of my favorite style icons are Kate Moss and Rihanna, except I'm a little bit younger. I put a little bit more teenage into it.
I have a pathetic urge at some stage in my life to be able to pull out my wallet and pull out a little card on which it would say, 'Kenneth Branagh, artistic director.'
When I was young, I saw some of my heroes doing it on the telly. We're talking about Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Arthur Lowe, Ian McKellan, Kenneth Williams. These were all guys telling stories to me.
Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it.