“Your job as CEO is to be the fastest person of the company.”

The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.

Secrecy is the foundation of politics.

I’m a huge believer in learning anything from multiple points of view.

All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I have, find it difficult to turn down jobs. If I turn anything down my stomach turns over. I feel sick. It feels like gambling.

Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.

Intelligence is an interesting word. It is also something which, in my opinion, is misunderstood by many people. There are those who believe that we go to school to become intelligent. Or, the more experience a person has on a particular job, the more intelligent they become.

There are three times in a man’s life when he has the right to yell at the moon-when he marries; when his children come; and when he finishes a job he had to be crazy to start.

The most difficult part, when you decide to make running a part of your life style, is the basic initial commitment.

I live by the motto of “chase your dream, make your dream your job, make your job your life.”

I took a gamble in becoming an actor and my dream job has been realised.

The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.