My dad died when he was 60. I was only 17 and I think, psychologically, that had a huge impact on me, probably more than I realised.

John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.

I think I would have had trouble living with someone who didn't know what it was like to be an actor.

I think that every time you bring a subject into the mainstream landscape of television, it can have a huge impact. Television is such an influential medium.

I think fractures in your childhood make you observe the world more as an outsider. Possibly it pushes you outside.

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time, ... Athletes have a huge impact on so many people. Occasionally, some of them need reminding how important their example is. Frankly, we are all tired of the profanity-laced interviews and the overall perception by some that they are above the law. It is time to step up and take seriously the chance we have to make a difference for good in the lives of others.