He does have a sense of humor.

Annoyed with a reporter's questioning about his well-being, Bush suddenly headed for a set of double doors leading out of the grandly appointed room.

As he grabbed the large gold handles, he found the doors locked.

Trying to make light of the situation, Bush made faces for the cameras until an aide came to his rescue — and escorted him to the correct exit, a gap in the backdrop partition about 10 feet away.

"I was trying to escape," Bush admitted. "Obviously, it didn't work."

"Difficult....not impossible"