I'd been shouting and shouting and no-one wanted to hear me. Brenda Fassie hearshoutwant Change image and share on social
I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke. Emily Mortimer actorbigcareer Change image and share on social
I'd been thinking I'd have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you're away. Jarvis Cocker chordlearnmessage Change image and share on social
I'd been to a number of war zones before in my life, but I had never been in one as terrifying as Chechnya. Scott Anderson chechnyalifenumb Change image and share on social
I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time. Elvis Costello 70sareaearly share on social
I'd been to Stourhead and was inspired by the perfect parity between architecture and art; in fact, the architecture is the art. I wrote a piece called 'Not Sculpture Park,' because most of these things become car parks for bought-in sculpture. The artists should be working with the site, not just plonking pieces down. Charles Jencks architectureartartist share on social
I'd been told I was going to be the next big thing. But in actual fact, the complete opposite happened. Sam Riley actualbigcomplete Change image and share on social
I'd been told, or warned, that when you paint one room, not only will it look nice, but it will also make the room next to it look as if raccoons have been living in it for the past decade. Christopher Buckley decadelivemake Change image and share on social
I'd been told that when you first put your feet on African ground, you'll be hit by a feeling of overwhelming understanding, like you've returned home and suddenly belong. Quite frankly, I didn't feel that. Jill Scott africanbelongfeel share on social
I'd been touring for so long, seven years. For a year and a half I'd just been curious about what it was like not to tour. It's like if you were to lift a 100-pound barbell with your right arm for seven years, eventually you'd get really curious about what your left arm was capable of. Feist armbarbellcapable share on social