Once I start something, I always finish it. They had been trying to get X-Men made for 30 years and they thought maybe if I got involved, it might actually happen.

We are in this period now where we all are trying to be in shape physically and deny ourselves any pleasure.

Like with Berle, he was always trying to steal the scene, get a little extra.

They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.

To compare the albums is like trying to compare apples and oranges.

The biggest challenge was trying to convey the story of the making of a film that isn't finished yet - and which won't be finished until the third film, The Return of the King, reaches our cinemas towards the end of 2003!

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

I spent my whole life trying to play the games males play.

Part of what Special Olympics is trying to do is break down stereotypes that still exist for people. There is still a lot of fear.

All you're trying to do in an improvisation is get as much material as possible for the editing room.

I mean enormous pressure was brought to bear - Valerie Amos, Lady Amos, went round Africa with people from our intelligence services trying to press them. I had to make sure that we didn't promise a misuse of aid in a way that would be illegal.

I'm trying to trick people into thinking about the unthinkable by using pop culture images.

George Bush is trying to play it both ways.

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.

I have always lived beyond my means. I am still trying to live beyond my means, but it is getting harder all the time. I am very rich.