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When you give up something as big as playing for England there are going to be moments when you miss it. ”
I suppose you could say I was always having to defend my style of captaincy. I did get a lot of criticism - some of it justified, other times as part of a tactic. ”
If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to turn it around. ”
If you have lost matches and not played to potential, criticism will come your way. Critics and media will say what they see and take you on. They will say things which you might not like to hear. But that's professional sport. ”
I made my debut in 2006 and absolutely, there was the pressure of the cricket, but there was no social media. There was no direct feedback to your phone. If you wanted to, you could avoid it. ”
In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure. ”
In an ideal world, it would not take a film star to get the media focused on mental illness. ”
The media are obsessed with spin doctors and with portraying them as a bad thing, yet seem addicted to our medicine. ”
The bad news for journalists today is that the media, however seriously people who are in the public eye take it, is not taken as seriously as it once was - by the public. ”
My role in 'Legally Blonde' was really rewarding, because I had so much fun working on the movie. I've had really rewarding experiences on tiny low budget films that you'll never see but where I had a cool time creating characters as well. I love almost all of the characters I've played. ”