My fitness idol is a sports personality and a young racer, Arman Ibrahim. He is very fit and he was also my partner in the TV show Fear Factor.’
When ‘Himmatwala’ didn’t work, the negativity factor attached to the reviews were more pointed towards me. That’s when I realized, that something has gone wrong.
That’s what stock-car racing is. You hit someone, or you get hit. That’s something I had to learn. It’s a key factor in why I’m so aggressive. I don’t want to have to hit you. But if you’re going to hit me, I’m going to hit you.
I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label.
It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear.
The role and the script are not the only factor to chose or do a film, but the names associated with the project also matters.
The primary factor in a successful attack is speed.
Calculating does not equal mathematics. It’s a subsection of it. In years gone by it was the limiting factor, but computers now allow you to make the whole of mathematics more intellectual.
Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.
I was the first judge in the ‘Indian Idol’ format. The biggest risk when you adapt a format from a country in the West is how to make it your own, so I remember at the press conference for Indian ‘X Factor,’ the press would ask, ‘Who is Simon Cowell?’ And I said ‘Why don’t you ask Simon Cowell, ‘Who is Sonu Nigam?’
X Factor’ creates a Christmas single that puts money in other people’s pockets. Whereas ‘Strictly”s not out to do that, at all. That’s why I stand up for it – it isn’t car-crash television.
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
The most interesting statistic, stunning statistic that came out of my research was that in 1942, as this war production effort is going on, the number of Americans killed or injured in war-related industries surpassed the number of Americans in uniform killed and wounded in action in the war by a factor of 20 to 1.
There’s a reason the Panthers have been successful over the years and Cam Newton’s a big factor in that equation. He does a great job.
With all that’s going on in our lives and the world, reducing stress is important, and it’s a factor in heart health.
Because I teach and write about depression and bipolar illness, I am often asked what is the most important factor in treating bipolar disorder. My answer is competence. Empathy is important, but competence is essential.
Obviously, there are nights in any job when you don’t want to be there, but that’s when the pride factor comes in.
I don’t have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I’m willing to risk quite a lot – as a comedian, you’re always risking a lot. You’re risking failure, especially if you’re improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business.
I didn’t want to go for the ‘X Factor’ because I just thought people were going to laugh and take me off the stage. You just got to go for it because what’s the worst that can happen?
Having your hands up doesn’t stop you from getting knocked out and there are a lot of advantages to having your hands down. It’s also more exciting because it looks very impressive from the fans’ perspective, which is a big factor in the entertainment business.
Imagining what the possibilities are versus what is right in front of me has been the second biggest factor in defining my career.
I love to help with dreams and I love what I do on ‘X Factor’ as far as the mentoring and helping someone get over nervousness or reach their potential.
When we were on ‘The X Factor,’ we didn’t realize how overnight the fame thing was. We didn’t really understand it until we went on a shopping trip. It was like Week 7 or 8 of the show. We went with a few other contestants and there were loads of people, packed.
The ability to get sponsors on your own and not have to rely on the amount that Reebok dictates to you was a huge factor. I’d be straight up lying if I said it wasn’t a very big part of my decision to go to Bellator.
The ultimate factor in judging quarterbacks is winning games.
The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.
I think TV in general is camp. ‘X Factor’ is camp, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ is camp. Basically, an orange man comes down some stairs and waves at the camera. People are drawn to that.
After ‘X Factor,’ I got loads of gigs. Then I went on holiday just after the tour and bought my Rolex in Tenerife. I needed to go through that phase – splurge and see that it’s worthless – to get it out of my system.
The material I did was lasting material. A lot of people thought I wasn’t doing anything, but I was in the studio. The biggest factor is the material you choose. You hunt, you cut.
What people don’t realise is that it is the script which plays the most important factor in making or breaking a chemistry.
Nothing can motivate me any more than I’m already motivated. It just can’t happen. Me being motivated was never a factor. Never.
The most important single fact about pop music in the Nineties, is the number of hours made commercially available increased by an estimated factor of ten.
Hypertension is an important risk factor for kidney disease, but dietary sodium has other damaging effects on the kidneys. High salt intake drives the production of oxygen radicals, leading to oxidative stress in kidney tissue.
Just before I auditioned for ‘The X Factor,’ there was nothing in my diary at all. I had no shows; nothing was happening. It was make-or-break time for me, and I had to consider doing another career altogether.
Typically, only about 2 percent of the American populace tunes in to PBS’s ‘Nova’ series – the most successful science show on the tube. ‘Survivor’ and ‘X Factor’ get twice the ratings.
I sing a few backing vocals but Im not much of a singer. You wont see me on ‘X Factor.’
When I came to industry, theatre persons were regarded as those people who will only ask questions and will be an annoying factor on the set, and there was no preference given to them.
I think sim racing helps. I have improved in areas and do it whenever I need to improve. You don’t feel G-force and those things are probably the biggest things, that and the fear factor which you feel when you drive. Therefore, when I go on to the track I’m better.
Ultimately, when two professionals meet, I don’t really see the location as being a defining factor. If you’re a psychologically weak fighter, maybe it would be. But if you’re a seasoned pro, it doesn’t really come into it.
I don’t have anything against SyCo or ‘X Factor’ or any of that. I’m just a guy who got really afraid of not being in control.
Test cricket is still important, so are ODIs, but T20 should be there too because of the crowd factor.
I think shows like ‘Dancing on Ice,’ ‘X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ make great telly, but I’d never want to be contestant. I’m far too insecure and competitive. Also, working in theatre, you’re being judged all the time – and I’d rather not be told I’m awful in front of millions of people!
Consolidation isn’t new, though… it was a major factor in our rush to form the Gathering and place a stake in the ground to ensure that there is a solid path for developers who are willing to stay independent and build their own companies on their own terms.
I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can’t ignore it, but you’ve got to be very careful that it’s not motivating you.
I’ve always thought that the level of homelessness in society is likely to be a truer measure of how civilised we are then almost any other factor.
I use charcoal in lots of things at Mere, from bread and choux to batters and sauces. I like the shock factor of the intense black colour without it tainting the curry spices, which happens when you use squid ink.
Empirical evidence collected and analyzed by political scientists demonstrates that judicial pensions are the most important factor in a Justice’s decision to retire, far more important than the party of the President or which political party has control of the Senate.
Years ago, NPR tried to stop me from going on “The Factor.” When I refused, they insisted that I not identify myself as an NPR journalist. I asked them if they thought people did not know where I appeared on the air as a daily talk show host, national correspondent and news analyst. They refused to budge.
I’m not really part of the Internet world, my age a factor in that and a lack of interest in sharing with so many, so little, so much, so often.
If you’re black in America, race is a factor in your life. Start with that assumption.
It’s fantastic that ‘Strictly’ is beating ‘The X Factor’ for many reasons – but one of the main reasons is I think it’s a fantastic piece of variety television. It is live, varied TV whereby we are really hanging ourselves out by the seam of our pants.
