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" I may have had some banal roles, but they were never embarrassing. "
Banal
Embarrassing
Some
" I'm not going back to acting, and I'm not going to seek elective office. "
Acting
Back
Going
" Mexicans are deeply pessimistic that Simpson-Mazzoli can be enforced. "
Pessimistic
Deeply
Enforced
" Some of those early roles were unactable. Even Laurence Olivier couldn't have done anything with them. The dialog ran to cardboard passages such as, 'I love you. You can rely on me, darling. I'll wait.' It was all I could do to keep from adding, 'With egg on my face.' "
You
Face
Early
" Sure, I travel. I went to Washington to negotiate a $1 billion prepayment to Mexico on its oil revenues to help it out of its financial crisis. "
Washington
Travel
Oil
" There was no studio system to let me work my way up through small roles. When I got up on my hind legs, no one would believe it. "
Way
Legs
Me
" We do have every interest in maintaining the friendliest possible relations with Mexicans from all legitimate political walks of life. "
Interest
Political
Life
" We have affirmed the principle that a mature relationship between nations - as between individuals - can only flourish in an atmosphere of mutual respect. "
Mature
Relationship
Respect
" When I walked through the gate, Universal quit building actors. All of a sudden, I was doing leading roles. I knew I was a tyro, but they told me to shut up and act. "
Quit
Doing
Gate
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