A change of environment is pretty refreshing.
Owen Farrell
Rugby is a game that's constant. If you are not growing with it, you get left behind.
The key to success is hard work. You want to feel as comfortable as you can going into the game, and you do that by preparing well.
If you're not striving to improve, you'll end up going backwards.
Being really competitive, you're hard on yourself when you make a mistake, but then you've got to push on.
International rugby is a step up, and this is somewhere you come to get better and improve as a player.
I love playing at Twickenham.
The start of the game is a bit of a tone-setter for what's to come, but that's not always the case.
You can never be too skilful.
I only take pleasure in making a break if I've made the correct decision.
It doesn't bother me whether I am or I'm not compared to my dad. I do not feel any pressure at all from being his son.
I enjoy playing. I enjoy training. I enjoy thinking about it, I enjoy talking about it.
You can't be asking people to do things you're not willing to do yourself.
Not everyone plays their best game every week.
I guess I've never really wanted to be anything else. I've never even thought about having another job.
I'd say I am a fly half. As regards being 12 for England, I've not tried to play any different. I guess I've been like another 10. Obviously, you do some things differently, and you might not have your hands on the ball as much - but you're still in the game and constantly communicating.
You don't really get fly-halves battering each other.
People can say what they want. It is the people inside the camp who count to me. The people around me.
You cannot focus on things that are so far in the future when you've got things that you can't take your eye off now.
First and foremost, I just have to be myself.
I get treated like everyone else, and that's the way it should be.
I'm pleased to have been able to contribute to some good team performances.
I've always had a rugby ball in my hand, so it was inevitable I was going to play.
I do a lot of kicking practice and passing, and it has made a massive difference.
I'm well aware of the rules, and I don't want to play to the edge of them.
I don't think anybody goes onto the pitch and wants to go backwards.
Obviously every team is different, and you don't want to try and be them.
When I was a bit younger, I made too much of trying to stick up for myself. But I don't need to prove that I'm not soft or too young any more.
Anyone can be beaten. I don't think any team is unbeatable.
The main thing is I've tried to get better at everything - that includes the attacking side, being a threat, and taking people on.
There is a difference going onto the pitch with No. 10 on your back rather than No. 12, and you need to have a clear understanding and be unbelievably prepared for what you are going into and what you will face.
Walking out in front of 80,000 spectators was unbelievable.
Communicating and being loud is a big part of my game.
You don't go into a game thinking, 'I'm not confident.' You always think you're going to win.
I have some special things at home, but not too many. I've got two shirts framed - that's all - my first Premiership final with Saracens and my first England cap. They're not signed by anyone; they're not even washed. They stink!
One-on-one, you have to be able to put your head down and get stuck in.
I had to write 1500 words on advertising and marketing at the weekend for my business management course, and you can't think about rugby while you are doing that!
I am very cautious, and there are not too many decisions I've not discussed with my parents, whether that be about my career or away from the field.
It's irrelevant whether it's a big match or not. It's about focusing on your job at the time. You're still trying to do things as well as you can.
I think I'm more of a saver than a spender - more because I just like being at home.
The best way to stay cool is to stay focused - you have to focus on your job. As soon as you take your eye off that, you will slip up, so you have got to have everything 100 per cent on what is in front of you.
It's obviously a massive honour to captain your country.
I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.
When you're relaxed, you are more decisive.
Confidence can be elusive because you don't know you've lost it. It's not something you can put your finger on.
It's not just that the lows make the highs more meaningful. They actually help you figure stuff out. You have to work out where you went wrong and what you need to do to get better.
I'm no good at sitting on a beach and doing nothing.
The main thing about being captain is keeping your own performance good, and then everything else should fall into place off the back of that.
I've always been comfortable speaking, especially on the field. Probably not as much off the field.
You can either let the pressure get to you or let it help it make you better.
