Lakhdar Brahimi

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

At times one feels that what is being said in the West is that the fact that you are a Muslim predisposes you to this blind, stupid terrorism.

There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

We did the 'MacGruber' Super Bowl spot for Pepsi, which generated some outside interest. We have a sketch where a guy blows up after 90 seconds. How are we going to make that into a movie?

My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop.