You're not going to please everyone, but then, it's not about pleasing people it's about winning rugby games.
I don't mind snakes. Growing up in South Africa there were a couple a snakes around... And I'm not talking just about the government!
I've never directed anything before 'Mad Men,' so I don't feel I have any advice for the other directors.
Even when I went to Aston Villa, it was very important that I was not in competition with Manchester United.
I love shopping, but I can't go out. I love going to restaurants and eating out with friends.
California has some weird laws in Blythe, California, it is illegal to wear cowboy boots unless you own a minimum of two cows.
That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to political cartoons. When your anger is the driving force of your drawing hand, failure follows. The anger is OK, but it has to serve the interests of the heart, frankly.
Few things give rise to imprecise rhetoric like the issue of race. It's understandable, but damaging.
There is a lot of room for improvement for everybody, no matter who you are, so that is all I did, really practice.
It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?
Situational unawareness in the private marketplace or on the battlefield will cost you your livelihood or your life. In the Age of Obama, however, such willful ignorance is a job prerequisite. The less you know the better.
I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.
Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.
There are signs that the age of petroleum has passed its zenith. Adjusted for inflation, a barrel of crude oil now sells for three times its long-run average. The large western oil companies, which cartellised the industry for much of the 20th century, are now selling more oil than they find, and are thus in the throes of liquidation.
With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different. I mean, Donny Hathaway is an amazing artist. So I wanted to bring my flavor to the song so when people over the age of 45 or 50 hear it they'll be like 'OK, he did his thing with that record.' It's like I can appeal to everybody and not just a younger demographic.
So Harry Potter came in and it is nice that I have kids of the right age. I took them to London and they walked around the set and met Harry Potter and that is thrilling.
The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.