It's not that people voted for me because I was an athlete, but what did help was that people knew my name.... The two Olympic gold medals were the most important contributions to my campaign fund.
I am never going to stop playing the villain. I would be foolish to do so because the audiences apparently enjoy watching me, and who am I to say no?
The thing that got us going early was the running boom. And then, I think, we rode the Jordan bit, which then kind of crossed us over into the pop culture.
The two greatest strokes of luck that can happen to a painter are (1) to be Spanish, (2) to be called Dali
My nasal voice has given me recognition.
Truman Capote was a pop figure, but it wasn't until he went on David Susskind's show and had that extraordinary voice and manner that everyone could imitate, that he really took off as a figure.
The actor's dream is to come in knowing that you're only supposed to do one episode and then come back because people liked it.
When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality, then it doubles the attention from the media.
