One of the main things that's appealing about games is that you know a game can be won. It's an unusual game that's impossible to win.
It came right on the heels of A Room With A View. And that was such an enormous success, so I think people were hoping that Maurice would also have that kind of success.
You're always being judged. No matter what you do, it's not the right thing. If you didn't become successful, then you'd be pointed at as one of those creatures down their who didn't take advantage of this or that, who didn't climb and rise and so forth.
Of course, when you start in pole, winning is the only target you have.
Everyone takes pause at 40. It's the age you have to assess everything in your life. It's the fictitious marker that's always coming up when you're young. The world really does look at you to kind of have it together by 40, and be successful by 40. Whatever success means.
You win an Oscar, and the movie that comes after that is always going to be compared.
I remember before the Olympics, I was asked, 'What do you think you're going to do in the Olympics?' and I said, 'I'm hoping I'm going to win a medal, and, if possible, it's going to be a gold one.'
In my opinion, whenever I've been given the opportunity to play, I've done well and scored goals, and that will continue to be the case.
I am no stranger to working hard. I have done it all my life. As a result I have become accustomed to expecting success in everything I do. Some people call me lucky, but I know better.
I hope each week I grow and impress you guys and make you happy.
I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels.
Deep down, I always had a belief I would get on the charts.
There's probably people that go to Harvard and say, 'Listen, I went to Harvard. I got a great education, and I can't find a job, or I didn't become the success that I could have been.' Sure, I mean, you probably have that at every major university.
There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.
On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success.
I know people will only come to me with good roles.
When people see a talented girl, it calls to mind the very rare breed of women who have managed to succeed. If I were a dude with the exact same voice, band and songs, I doubt they'd compare me to Sheryl Crow. But hey, I'm not complaining. Big fish, small pond.
We always talked [with Andrew Ridgeley] about when it would happen - we always knew that I would go on to have a solo career.
I think any young person who is going into the same field as their parent whose parent has been very successful, it's complicated.And it was complicated for me.
But so far I have the feeling that the chances are there to repeat last year's season.
I am arrogant enough to know that I am a good actor and people will like me for my work.
I know that at the end of my career I'll get the credit I deserve.
I never took a position we were going to be a good ball club. I took the position we were going to be a winning ball club.
I think Kevin Garnett is going to be really good at some point.
These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run.
