"You must invent your own games and teach us old ones how to play."

“I know, it's weird that I've never done a musical. I turned down two of them. 'The Lion King' and 'The Producers.' I turned two of the biggest Broadway musicals down, am I a mess?”

“Modeling is so... not superficial. Well, I guess it is. But it's boring.”

“I have tried to bring about better communication between people. I believe that humanitarian photography is like economics. Economy is a kind of sociology, as is documentary photography.”

“Everyone in L.A. is very positive and upbeat, whereas London can get quite miserable at times.”

“The press follow me. I sue them. That's the deal.”

“I'm a doctor and a politician. Weapons are foreign to me.”

Source : "Iraqi Election Fear: 'No One Is Safe Anymore'". Interview with Dieter Bednarz and Klaus Brinkbaumer, www.spiegel.de. April 28, 2014.

“I don't believe in false memories, like I don't believe in false songs.”

“I believe that there are certain attributes in a woman that give her some advantages over a man. Women are usually more honest, more sensitive to issues and bring a stronger sense of commitment and dedication to what they do. Maybe because they were mothers, and being a mother you have that special attention for the family, for the young, for children.”

Source : "Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Speaks on Governance, Elections and Other Issues". Interview with Abdoulaye W. Dukulé, www.theperspective.org. May 6, 2005.