You cannot stop to ponder. You just can’t. If you do, you fail. You simply stop.

An interpreter at that level cannot – not ‘should not’ – simply cannot, make a mistake. He cannot. No way. Well, if he did he’d be out, and rightly so.

You always have to remember your place. You can be close to the person, but you must know who you are and who he is. It’s a fine balance. A delicate balance. It depends on...

It’s an almost mystical feeling that you are bringing people together, people who otherwise would never be able to communicate.