Yakima Canutt was famously John Wayne's stunt double, and in the Western movie 'Stagecoach,' there is a fantastic scene where there are some horses thundering along, pulling a carriage. He climbs out onto the horses and drops down underneath them, so he's being dragged along, and then he lets go.
Western countries are thoroughly accustomed to being the centre of global attention, which they have come to regard as their natural birthright. Not so China. It was thwarted in its attempt to hold the 2000 Olympics, which, as a result of American-led pressure, was awarded to Sydney.
China invaded Tibet. It invaded it. So all this nonsense about them being the same country is absurd. It's called Tibet. If it was part of China, it would be called China, wouldn't it?
I'm very ticklish. They say being tickled is a form of torture.
The difficulty in a number of Western democracies is that the playing field is being tilted. For many in the middle class, prosperity seems unattainable because a good education - today's passport to riches - is unaffordable.
We're really focused on being 'of no time.' We studied the idea of timelessness, looking at what designs in history have become timeless.
Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.
Togetherness is huge. I just can't see anybody getting results in team sport without being together.
Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.
Being able to write jokes is great, but you still have to get used to performing them and being on stage - and enjoying being on stage, not just like tolerating it.
The reporter wrote with the hope that he would get a by-line in the Times, a testimony to his being alive on that day and all the tomorrows of microfilm.
I love being toned and having muscle; it's so sexy and beautiful. And I owe it 100 percent to yoga.
That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.
I don't regret being topless in certain things, but there were some things in 'EastEnders' where there was no reason for me to be topless.
A lot of my songs are about being a teenager with a tornado in your head.
Being the lowest one on the totem pole is sometimes the fun part to play.
It's a tough job being a politician.
The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.
I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.
I certainly want to continue to be a role model. But I don't think it's necessarily about being a female in our business. I think it's about... my track record, my results.
