Autistic drive and perfection

A popular TV show in the 70's-90's was Mastermind, where contestants would appear as a subject matter expert from varied fields, including TV shows... There is a famous catch-phrase for the show which was coined at the end of the round, so if the presenter was in the middle of a question, then the timer went of, he'd say "I've started, so I'll finish...". I think a lot of daily activity and…