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In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

When you do an interview with me, you're talking to a cheap imitation of the person that I really am. There's no magic in my words, it's just me talking.

I don't think of myself as giving interviews. I just have conversations. That gets me in trouble.

I was trained as journalist never to use the word 'I,' never to put my own opinion there. In fact, if you had a dollar or a euro for every time I use the word 'I,' you would be a poor person. But this is not true in general. I like the idea of being able to stand away and make a judgement.

I'm not an interviewer. I have conversations.

One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.'

'I' is bound to have an impact on my career.