I am as frustrated with society as a pyromaniac in a petrified forest.
Just as a fossil is 'petrified time,' so is an ancient artifact or text.
Much of America is petrified to bring up race, especially in public forums - the media, in particular.
I actually got really petrified by the thought of people seeing me.
Watching Jaws just scared the living daylights out of me when I was young. I know a lot of people my age who are still petrified of sharks because of that film.
At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I wanted to do this so badly. Then when I got a tiny bit of success, I was petrified that I was going to lose it.
I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
I literally got a private invite for lunch with the Queen. There was just 10 of us. And I was absolutely petrified because you can't take anyone with you, and no other sportspeople were there. There was the head of the military, and then the Queen sat next to me.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Tennis helped give me an identity and made me feel like somebody.
I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people.
