“I look like an exploding tomato and shout like a jet engine and every time I see it, it makes me cringe.”

—  John Sweeney (journalist)

John Sweeney losting his temper with Scientologist Tommy Davis. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7348434.stm

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