Anytime I audition for something, it's always a question of whether or not the people I'm auditioning for understand I'm an improviser and I like to do that, and if they like that or if they just want someone who's going to do what's written.
Adam Pally
Related I'm like a mechanic. If you break down and phone the AA, they'll come to you whether it'... EDDIE MARSAN Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely ... BENNY GREEN I just want to do good material. If I'm right for it, and it connects with me, and the material ... SAM UNDERWOOD I'm just going to be myself; there's no reason for me to try and go out there and put a cert... PAIGE VANZANT If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it well. That's just my character, that... OZWALD BOATENG I don't like it when people who are young act like they're 40. That's taking too much on... TAYLOR SWIFT If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't wa... VANESSA HUDGENS If I'm going to go out to be a solo artist, it's because I want to do something different wi... CHRIS CORNELL It's an honor to have people follow you and watch you. I do get a lot of fan mail and I read eve... HELENA MATTSSON I do feel like guys feel pressure to be funny with me, which is kind of annoying. It's a turn-of... CHELSEA PERETTI I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of rem... ZACHARY QUINTO I definitely want to be an inspiration or a role model for all the little girls out there or anyone ... PAIGE VANZANT The older I get, for me it's about fear. If I read something and it scares the hell out of me, t... ALAINA HUFFMAN Some songs are just going to be acoustic with just maybe some light background stuff going on and ma... PHILLIP PHILLIPS It's hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he's like, 'You... JAY-Z I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not tryi... STEVEN WRIGHT They're like, 'Oh, you did a...' and I'm like, 'I did a what?' No, I flipped... SIMONE BILES Well, I'm not one of those people who needs the limelight. If I'm performing, that's wha... PATTI SMITH I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a r... J. COLE It's always better to shock people and change people's expectations than to give them exactl... JONAH HILL I'm not really someone who's always out on the scene going places. I'm a homebody. That&... SETH CURRY An audience who watches my shows knows who I am, knows that right when they think I'm going to m... JOSS WHEDON If I'm being forced to do something I don't want to do, my real self comes out. But whether ... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE I've learned that there's a signature Metallica sound, and if we stray too far from that, ou... KIRK HAMMETT Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I don't think you can discriminate against budgets, you know? I'm an actor, I guess, so I... RYAN GOSLING Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my fait... TIM TEBOW Everything I do, whether it's producing or signing an artist, always starts with the songs. When... RICK RUBIN I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how ... LUPITA NYONG'O It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what c... LISA MARIE PRESLEY When I read a script and have my first interaction with this character, do I feel like there's s... BILL SKARSGARD I'm not like some other writers: I have no actual urgent need or desire to add to what's wri... TOM STOPPARD I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ... DOUG HARVEY It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A... ADAM BALDWIN I went to a theater arts school, so I'm interested in many different projects, whether it be fil... DEREK HOUGH When I'm rapping, like, a turn up song, I'm thinking about what the people want to hear; thi... TINK See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to imp... RACHAEL HARRIS I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it... L.A. REID If I don't talk about my religion, if I say I'm not discussing it or different humanitarian ... TOM CRUISE When people who are not black are interested in what I do, frankly, I'm always surprised. I don&... TA-NEHISI COATES I'm way flashier on Instagram and Snapchat because I feel like that's what people want to se... KYLIE JENNER I'm the kind of guy who, if I look inside and they throw me a fastball outside, and it's a s... MIGUEL CABRERA When I'm auditioning for something, if it's not me, I really hope the part doesn't go to... RACHEL KELLER Whether it's a movie I'm in or not, if there's a good movie, and it's low budget, an... TONI COLLETTE Whatever I'm doing, I'm in that moment and I'm doing it. The rest of the world's los... SADE ADU It's not like I'm anti-China. I just think it's ridiculous that we allow them to do what... DONALD TRUMP I'm attracted to things that are in direct opposition to something that I've just done. It... ANNA KENDRICK I'm not the kind of cat that's going to cut off an ear if I can't do something. BOB DYLAN For someone in an alternative job, an alternative lifestyle, it's very hard to explain what I do... CONNOR FRANTA I'm always looking for something that's real and that's got meat on it. I think it's... BILL SKARSGARD I'm so an all-or-nothing person in dating, always. I'm big on not wasting time. And so, yeah... GINNIFER GOODWIN Modelling isn't something I'm doing to prove people wrong. It's something I'm doing ... KENDALL JENNER I have some friends, and they're super-hipster. And they're like, 'All I wanna do is sin... ZARA LARSSON I'm just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, 'It is what it ... NENE LEAKES Every time I do a play, it's as if I've never done one before. I'm always confused. I al... CRISTIN MILIOTI I'm not really a strange person or anything, so if there's music I like, usually there's... BEN FOLDS I'm a normal person. You say something about me, I'm going to say something back, funny or n... AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they thin... JASON MANTZOUKAS I sometimes think if I had gone to Oxford or Cambridge and looked like a handsome young guy who coul... EDDIE MARSAN I feel like I'm being watched. Always. Like, I want to tan topless somewhere, and I know I proba... RIHANNA If the team's winning, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team, whether that's f... CARSON WENTZ They say I'm insane because I need to have so much creative control. They say I'm unmanageab... IGGY AZALEA I just feel like people like a little break. Especially at 12:37 at night, you go, like, 'I'... JIMMY FALLON I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like the... COREY HAIM I speak my mind. If it offends some people, well, there's not much I can do about that. But I... JESSE VENTURA I definitely have a shareholders' perspective. I'm not doing that altruistically. I'm do... HAROLD SIMMONS I don't know if a song is going to be a hit or it's going to flop. I never know. I just do t... T-PAIN I'm extremely fascinated by marriage. I want to study marriage. I want to learn about it. I want... ADAM LEVINE It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I love working if it's with people who are capable of having a good time. People with a little b... ALAN ARKIN I like watching Tom Brady, not just because he's handsome - I get handsome; I understand handsom... JENNIFER GARNER When I say that I'm not dancing, people get it confused, like I'm not going to do anything o... ASTRO If someone's intimidated by me, that's something they have to deal with. When I walk down th... VING RHAMES If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there t... GEORGE STRAIT I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am... LENA HEADEY I love form, but I'm not interested in forms. I've never written a sonnet or villanelle or s... ROBERT PINSKY People know my lyrics; they know the stuff I've written, and it's all about life, love, happ... KASKADE My mom always told me if I love what I'm doing, and I'm having fun, then just continue to do... SELENA GOMEZ I never want to get a job because I'm female. I want to get it because I earned it and I deserve... MARY BARRA I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we'r... JASON REITMAN If I don't feel confident about my body, I'm not going to sit at home and feel sorry for mys... KIM KARDASHIAN One of the defense mechanisms I have for the difficulties in the business, one of which is rejection... BRUCE MCGILL It's sometimes said that I'm rebellious and I do things to push people's buttons, but I ... MARC JACOBS Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the lo... AUTRE NE VEUT If I'm going to do something a little bit more adult, I'll do it if it's going to be on ... MELISSA JOAN HART A lot of comedians get a bad rep once they have kids and that's all they talk about, and people ... TIG NOTARO For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say... RONDA ROUSEY I just do what's comfortable for me, whether it's getting fresh haircuts, or the clothes tha... LANCE GROSS I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House... JIMMY KIMMEL I don't care what people think of me, unless they think I'm mean or something, but I don'... SIA I'm not that good looking. That's why 'Gangnam Style' works. If someone handsome use... PSY I always invest my own money in the companies that I create. I don't believe in the whole thing ... ELON MUSK I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marma... GARY VAYNERCHUK I collect old portraits. They're all just interesting pictures of people, and you just kind of w... ELLEN DEGENERES You can't compete with hip-hop. That doesn't mean I don't want to be as big as a rap sta... BRANDON FLOWERS When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I... BRUCE FORSYTH It's hard because people often don't recognise shyness; they think it's just someone bei... KARIN SLAUGHTER I'm not a guy that's going to brag or feel like I'm better than the group. KEVIN DURANT If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it. DAVID SCHWIMMER As far as I'm concerned, an audience is an audience. Whether it's an audience in Hull or the... SYLVESTER MCCOY
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ADAM BRODY It helps if you don't date other actors, but actresses are beautiful. How can you say no? ADAM BRODY I've had to fight for roles and I've lost a hundred roles, but 'Smoking' and 'Sm... ADAM BRODY I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my... ADAM BRODY If I don't direct a movie at some point, I've failed personally. ADAM BRODY I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste. ADAM BRODY There's no conversation more boring than talking about what it's really like to live in Newp... ADAM BRODY Well, I guess most people would only know me from The O.C. I did a few episodes of Gilmore Girls bef... ADAM BRODY My best jokes are so cheap. All I do is say things sarcastically. ADAM BRODY I like to always have humour in whatever I do. ADAM BRODY I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are... ADAM BRODY I am super-proud to have a sort of famous character in my background that if you're a certain ag... ADAM BRODY It's very important to me to love what I do. It was important to me to find a career that I trul... ADAM BRODY It's bad writing, however naturalistic it's written, that's where you have to do your be... ADAM BRODY Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy. ADAM BRODY I'm a fake intellectual. ADAM BRODY I want to work with intelligent people and look for scripts that I think are intelligent and surpris... ADAM BRODY I wish I came from a more pure place. I don't have something to say from the bottom of my soul. ... ADAM BRODY Any time you end a relationship, and everyone has ended plenty in their life, it's always a toug... ADAM BRODY Really, as long as I am working and have diversity, I am happy. ADAM BRODY I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I go... 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ADAM PEATY I believe I can get faster because I have trained for it, and I'm doing faster times I've ev... ADAM PEATY Ever since I was a kid, I've wanted to set a time that nobody can touch for many years. ADAM PEATY Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it's paid off. ADAM PEATY Seeing that flag means so much: I am inspired by my Queen, my country. ADAM PEATY When you take the world record, a lot of people are going to go out there to get you, really. I kind... ADAM PEATY Grime reminds me that swimming is very gladiatorial. ADAM PEATY I've made sure I am working hard enough to get that lead and keep it there. ADAM PEATY I enjoy racing because I want to do it. No one's forcing me. ADAM PEATY I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter. ADAM PEATY Before competition, I start to question things. I don't know why it happens, but you've got ... ADAM PEATY The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get. 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