People get to know me slowly and over the course of time. I'll probably still be a newcomer when I'm 60.
It's bloody annoying being shy. I'll spend a whole evening at a party asking everyone else about themselves. I'm not being self-deprecating; it's because I'm too shy to talk about myself. So people come away from the evening actually having learnt nothing about me.
I think most five-foot-two people would be quite offended if they were to be called dwarves.
If you're used to being a maverick, then people don't get surprised when you start acting strangely.
When you already have a following, people are more likely to employ you.
People like continuity, and the good old cliffhanger every week is something they enjoy. I enjoy it - I don't want to dip into just one episode when I turn on the TV.