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WATT When you're in the National Football League, and you get this window where all eyes are on you, ... J. J. WATT Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing ... J. J. ABRAMS I Googled 'What do rich people buy?' Because I don't feel like a rich person, and I don&... J. J. WATT Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that ... J. J. ABRAMS It's hard to understand the life that I live and rationalize some of the things that I do. I don... J. J. WATT In the off-season, I train twice a day, five times a week with my trainer. Then, there's always ... J. J. WATT The way I look at it is that somebody in the world, no matter what your field is - teacher, violinis... J. J. WATT You know, we've got to this place, where you go to a movie for one particular surgical fix. So, ... J. J. ABRAMS