The biggest problem that we have is that California is being run now by special interests. All of the politicians are not anymore making the moves for the people, but for special interests and we have to stop that.

One thing was very clear and I made it always very clear at the beginning when I got into the governorship, and that was that I wasn't trying to become a career politician. This was not like I was going to be governor for seven years and then I was going to run for the Senate and then for Congress. That was never my interest.

Gray Davis can run a dirty campaign better than anyone, but he can't run a state.

It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get abikini wax. [On his running for California Governor]