People who say this is a 'take it or leave it' document, that there's a Monday deadline -- that's all silly nonsense.

Last week's violence was not about deprivation - it was about a failure to force a sectarian Orange march through a Catholic area.

The British government had no right to discriminate against any Irish political representative.

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way

I started out with an idea that was really kind of silly. I liked the idea of four people sitting in an apartment with nothing to do on a Sunday morning. That doesn't sound very exciting. The challenge for me was to make it as involving as possible.

Most Oscar parties are pretty silly. They're really for people who like to schmooze.