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Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.

Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

I come from very common stock, and I've always been uncomfortable with pretension and all the forms it can take, including disingenuous broadcasting.

It's weird: I don't see myself as a tough guy.

I'm not one to put a lot of pressure on myself.

I don't put myself under pressure.

Basically I'm trying to make men more sensitive and women stronger.

I have thin skin. I'm not a tough guy.

My father, Philip Fisher, was the toughest guy I ever knew. An example: He had terrible teeth, yet he got his fillings done without ever using a painkiller. Now, that's tough!