I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.
I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.
Both my parents are well educated; my father worked for the CBI before becoming a businessman, and my mother was a civil surgeon. But I did not want to be a doctor.
I just wanted to be a businessman, and to me, the best way to understand business was to be an accountant.
As a businessman, I know President Obama understands what it takes to spark economic growth, because I have seen him in action.
I am not a businessman, I am an artist.
McGregor is a businessman through and through. He's obviously a wrestling fan.
Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman.
People's hands fascinate me. It's tempting to look at a businessman's left hand and see if there's an indentation from a missing wedding ring. Or maybe there's a tan line and the skin is pressed down where's he's worked a ring off his finger.
My dad was a very conservative Republican businessman, so obviously I considered it a problem when I realized I was a lesbian.
