matter-of-factly

“Actors are empaths, and they make a lot of money. You couldn’t make a brighter target for a narcissist,” she says matter-of-factly.

“I turned 50. That was it. Hollywood stopped calling,” she said, shrugging matter-of-factly.

“We’re both so nervous,” he explained matter-of-factly.

She was diagnosed in November, and in January an oncologist told her matter-of-factly that “chances are better for you, but you’ve got, what, 18 to 24 months.”

Asked how she qualified for the Paris Games, Gunn paused before stating matter-of-factly, “I won the Oceania championships,” referring to the qualifying competition held last fall in Sydney.