Well you can't be trying to achieve success of any kind in this business without accepting that there's going to be a flip side to it.

There was a perception of me and I earned it because I was really intense really gruff. I treated certain people poorly at times. It was because of who I was. It was almost my strength. I came in all business. I tried to find ways to fit in with that demeanor but it's not easy.

While other industries have suffered the nonprofit arts world continues to build in strength while it encourages the growth of innumerable small businesses on its periphery thereby creating more jobs.

Well first of all it's a business and it's a tough business and you have to have the strength to survive all the set backs all the failures that make this a mean business that's getting meaner and meaner every year in my opinion.

I'll do strength training in my dressing room between shoots and I've been known to make business calls while out jogging. I try to mute myself on Bluetooth so they can't hear me huffing and puffing but I usually end up getting caught.

Unlike any other business in the United States sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence.

Professional sports is a business.

I mean sports are big big big business.

Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.

When you're a child no matter if you're doing show business or sports or school or anything you just want to make the adults happy.