Wenger refused to get drawn into talk about his side being title contenders as he added: "In our job, the most important thing is to have a good balance between ambition and humility.
But I felt the mood shift when some combat over a scene drew her into talking about the deeper mysticism of the Mary Poppins story.
Clooney again made mention of his anatomical club during an actors roundtable hosted by Newsweek, calling him the "expert" in issues of on-screen erection and drawing Fassbender into talking about a difficult urination scene in "Shame".
In the hourlong encounter conducted in French on Friday evening, Mr. Sarkozy resisted efforts to be drawn into small talk.
James has to keep squinting and staring ahead — looking out for where they're going, dodging the trams and broken pavings and bicycles and horse muck — so as not to be drawn into the talk and made ridiculous.
In an interview for a television documentary on hip-hop that is scheduled for November, Mr. Simmons refused to be drawn into tough talk, the old duels among rap artists.
Politics didn't seem to be on the agenda, although when we were drawn into the talk for a while, one man, who said he was part Indian, made clear he had no use for Gen. George Armstrong Custer.
American officials say they hope Mr. Kerry and Mr. Lavrov can work out an effective plan, but they are wary of the United States being drawn into prolonged talks that would serve as a tactic to delay, and perhaps prevent, an American-led military strike.
Most likely, the Taliban's leadership would only be drawn into serious talks if it felt that its military campaign was futile and if it also came under heavy pressure from the Pakistan Army — and even then, the prospects seem uncertain.
The public description of Holbrooke's responsibilities has been carefully worded to avoid explicit mention of Kashmir, because India's government has long rejected outside mediation of that conflict, but, given his mission, Holbrooke will inevitably be drawn into quiet talks about the achievements and frustrations of the back channel.
