9 Quotes by Brian Penn

We're being attacked by groups of motorcyclists while we're traveling in an embassy car.

He had hundreds of friends. He was the most generous person you knew.

It could have been worse. They could have been using grenades rather than eggs.

We've received no communication from the Venezuelan government on this issue ... It's an internal matter for Venezuela.

The motorcyclists were throwing things at us for at least 10 minutes, and the police did nothing. It was serious.

It's a very violent demonstration by a small group of people who appear to be organized by the mayor's office.

It was loud, hostile and somewhat threatening. There were burning tires, loud firecrackers and obscene chants. They weren't about to move and the police weren't about to move them, so we were stuck.

The Venezuelan government is required to provide diplomatic protection under the Vienna Convention of 1961.

Government officials did not allow them off the plane, and that's the cause of the canceled visit.