The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me.

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?

Because, you know, I can't work a bicycle pump.

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it.

Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace I had a burning desire to visit.