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- Height5′ 7¼″ (1.71 m)
- Christiane Amanpour was born on January 12, 1958 in London, England, UK. She is a writer and actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Trash (2014). She was previously married to James Rubin.
- SpouseJames Rubin(August 8, 1998 - 2018) (divorced, 1 child)
- Failed her driving test 4 times as a student in England, and passed the test first time after moving to the U.S.A.
- She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism.
- Lived in Iran until her late teens/early twenties. She left her homeland because of the Iranian Revolution.
- Was an accomplished equestrian who competed as a child jockey.
- Amanpour was permitted to interview the extremist Russian politician, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, for 60 Minutes after he specifically said he would not be interviewed by an American correspondent from the show.
- But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars.
- It occurred to me that I have spent almost every working day of the past ten years living in a state of repressed fear.
- U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next.
- [on being a war correspondent] There's a certain kind of person who's attracted to being an astro-physicist or a soldier or taking risks at sports. We need the adrenaline to keep us safe. We're not heroin addicts. If you want us to be the eyes and ears in our field - not people spinning in the blogosphere or sitting in armchairs opining about what's going on in the rest of the world - you need people who are willing to go to the battlefield.
- If I had been reporting in World War II, would I have had to say, in the name of objectivity, 'Poor Mr. Hitler, he has a point'? No, you don't play footsie with the most appalling crimes known to humanity. I realized in Bosnia that, even if it it means you're going to be accused of not being fair, you have to tell the truth.
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