I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their last performance or your favourite of their performances. ↗
I was still young when I missed Beijing. I was favourite to win a medal but I knew I had time. My coach advised me to stay at school and finish my exams. Even if I had gone and won the Olympics, I might not have handled the pressure. So I moved on. ↗
I love getting consumer reports. I think it's one of my favourite things, studying what people have to say about the product and then trying to make it better. ↗
We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those signposts of history that point in the direction which they themselves already favour. ↗
It's the business I'm in, I can't say that signing things is the favourite part of my career but you know that it has to be done and that there is no pain involved. ↗