Those moments right before we invaded, I wish that I could have done something. But...
I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment.
When you go to areas that have poverty of that level, you're ready to feel shocked and some degree of shame, coming in as a rich westerner.
It is strange, but nobody is shocked when pop singers make a fortune in the space of two years.
I remember when I used to sit on hospital beds and hold people's hands, people used to be shocked because they'd never seen this before. To me it was quite normal.
I love to hold people's hands when I visit hospitals, even though they are shocked because they haven't experienced anything like it before, but to me it is a normal thing to do.
When Allen's work came into the world it really shocked everyone because his poetry comes from a very seductive place.