I think in TERMS of me shying AWAY from modelling, I would like to clarify in some way that I was TAKING a break from many THINGS in my life and obviously what people in the public see is that I'm pulling away from what is more public.
O2O and all-in-one systems mean we have to MAKEONLINE and offline inventory accessible to each other. This is COMPLICATED both in terms of the TECHNICAL aspect and in cost. A story sounds WONDERFUL, but if it is too costly, it is not good. Technology has to match business.
Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, DIGNITY, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat's PERSONALITY is NEVERBET on a human's. He demands acceptance on his own TERMS.
If I die, I know the NEWS item WOULD be, 'Partner of Ricky Gervais and novelist dies.' That would come first. But I've come to terms with it. As LONG as they do STILL add the 'and novelist,' that will be fine.
In terms of BRANDS, I GENERALLYTRY to stick with EDITION Hotels or Soho House. That way, I know what I'm GETTING myself into. Plus, the lobbies and bath soaps smell the same - if you're into that kinda thing, which I am.
Initially, it was about kids at the BOTTOM rung of the social LADDER, due to their LOOKS and their class background. But they're also outsiders in TERMS of their peer group.
For me, the RISKS in TERMS of opening that brewpub were FAIRLY high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not MUCH of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked.
I can't say that I wouldn't PREFER to make small films, basically because I think they are probably more interesting in terms of the material. But every now and again, it's QUITEGOOD to do a big one.
If you have market power like NIKE, you can set terms that are much TOUGHER because athletes value the endorsement of Nike - it MEANS as much to them as it does to the COMPANY.
I THINK judicial TEMPERAMENT is a willingness to step BACK from your own COMMITTEDVIEWS of the correct jurisprudential approach and evaluate those views in terms of your role as a judge. It's the difference between being a judge and being a law professor.
MONEY can be taken away from you, by the IRS or by pistol. That's why I ALWAYS measure riches in terms of WISDOM. No one can ever take from you what you know.