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I'm not one of those people who are, like, always joking in person.
People are always very surprised by how, offstage with my husband, I'm a completely different person... very soft and nurturing.
The carer of the disabled person is always in the background. People don't want to hear about the sleaze and the nitty-gritty and the hardship.
I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can get that same high with that same person again.
The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.
I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the other person. I never absorbed that. I always thought that there was something deficient about such people.
I've always thought that one of the least successful encounters is meeting a writer one admires. For one thing, writers are generally much kinder, more empathetic, more generous people on the page than they are in person.
Growing up, I've had plenty of obstacles, but to be honest, I didn't always have doubters. I was a standout athlete, so when that happens, you don't have too many people telling you 'You can't do this,' and 'You can't do that.' I've always been a bit of a people person and a hard worker.