My opinion, having done this now for two cycles, is I think the national media really likes me and likes what I have to say. But, at the end of the day, 'He's a Libertarian,' and that denotes some loose screws, maybe.
Educating a beautiful woman is like pouring honey into a fine Swiss watch: everything stops.
But more than anything else, for the British folks Irish people were all terrorists. So when we went to Britain, it was always a lot of resistance to U2. And that's why we came to America.
Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.
I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our English teacher was always stressing the importance of rhythm in poetry. Well, everybody knows - except us - that all Negroes have rhythms, so they elected me class poet.
Our fans have been branded with the same brush.
There are many people who think I'm actually a gangster or a mafioso, largely because of 'Goodfella.'
What's nice about having an engineering degree is everybody thinks you are smart.
At North Hollywood High School, I was shunned by everyone. I would sit down in the cafeteria, and students would get up from the table and walk away. They thought I was from the Mafia.
Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart.
I've actually been turned down for jobs because I was in Playboy.
