“I think I fully commit myself to any role to the extent to which I can. In other words there's some roles that maybe it's just not there, in other words on the page. You know, I mean your job is you need to play the governor and that's what you do. I mean I'm not going to stay up all night if I'm playing a functional role. And I've played a couple of functional roles. And so I'm not going to do anything other, look he's a functional guy. He says hey mister, you forgot your hat.” IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsLooksMeanI CanPlayJobsNightGuyRolesCouplePagesCommitHeyHatsGovernorsAll NightUp All Night Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“There are some who might say that somebody named Barack Obama can't be elected senator in the state of Illinois. They're probably the same folks who said that a guy named Rod Blagojevich couldn't be elected governor of the state of Illinois.” SaidStatesMightGuyFolksBarackGovernorsSenatorsIllinois Author:Barack Obama
“You act like a normal human being and you treat them [actors around] like a buddy because you're all working together. It's no different than being Governor. You put a team together and say, "Guys, we all want to shine here. We all want to show that this administration is going to do things that other administrations have thought was impossible. Let's kick some ass together."” WantHumansDifferentShowsTogetherGuyActorsHuman BeingsImpossibleTeamNormalTreatsShiningAssAdministrationKicksWorking TogetherGovernorsBuddy Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Jeb Bush has to distance himself from what they call the Bush brand. So he keeps saying, 'I am my own man.' But when Governor Chris Christie is out on the campaign trail, he's always saying, 'I'm my own man, plus another guy.'” MenGuyMy OwnDistanceCampaignsBrandsPlusGovernorsTrailsOther GuysChristie Author:David Letterman
“Big news from last night's Republican debate, you guys. It turns out George Bush was actually the smart Texas governor.” BigsLastsNightGuyTurnsRepublicanNewsSmartDebateTexasGovernorsLast NightBig News Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Alaska Governor Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey, though she said she was amazed to find out that, besides being a bird, Turkey is also a country. Did you see that all over the Internet today? While Sarah Palin was pardoning a turkey, right behind her was a guy slaughtering turkeys. But, see, like most Internet stories, a little half-true. Turns out that, after a couple of minutes listening to Sarah Palin's voice, the turkeys said 'Kill us now.'” LittlesSaidCountryStoriesTodayGuyTurnsVoiceBehindsHalfMinutesListeningCoupleInternetBirdGovernorsAmazedTurkeysAlaskaPalin Author:Jay Leno
“While opponents label (Howard) Dean a throwback liberal, The New York Times recently noted that as governor, Dean cut income taxes, reformed welfare and balanced Vermont's budget - all traditionally conservative policies. Dean also received an 'A' rating from the National Rifle Association, which I think you can't get unless you've killed a guy.” ThinkingGuyCuttingPolicyNew YorkTaxesConservativeIncomeLabelsBudgetsWelfareOpponentsAssociationBalancedGovernorsNew York TimesRatingIncome TaxDeanRiflesVermontThrowback Author:Jon Stewart