All I knew about shot putting was that my [older] brother could do 44 feet. I decided I wanted to beat him. . . . So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet.

I am not 100% English, I am actually part Italian and even part Hungarian. Therefore I feel very much part of Europe both in my upbringing and outlook.

I write box notes for Kino International, which specializes in distributing foreign films.

All clients' needs and expectations are vastly different.

I mean the opposite of what I say./You've got it now? No, it's the other way.

I wish I would have had more to do in the film. I hated to get killed so soon.

I guess the one thing I really learned from participating in sports was to just never say no, never stop trying, and to always believe that you can do better than the next fellow. I tried to follow this throughout my life, but I always tried to be respectful about it.