Mona Simpson
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MCCHRYSTAL When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get s... ELENA DELLE DONNE I have lots of memories of my father. He was an incredible father. We all loved him to death. He'... PARIS-MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. ... BARRY ZITO Emotional grandeur, rendered in the vernacular, has been Mona Simpson's forte. In her novels, &#... STACEY D'ERASMO JESS GLYNNE VERONICA ROTH ZOSIA MAMET CHELSEA HANDLER By the grace of God, my parents were fantastic. We were a very normal family, and we have had a very... ABHISHEK BACHCHAN I have Bob Dylan lyrics on my ribs. I'm a diehard Dylan fan, and my dad and I joke that if I eve... CARLY CHAIKIN I was a really picky eater as a child. Because I was obsessed by Popeye, my mum and aunts would put ... PAUL O'GRADY I grew up with my stepfather in Brighton, but I did spend a lot of time with my natural father, and ... NATASCHA MCELHONE DONALD TRUMP, JR. ZIGGY MARLEY My father was very methodical about life. He'd always ask me, 'Now, what's your system? ... JEFF MACNELLY MICHAEL HEIZER I had a very difficult and complex relationship with my father, ... It was only when I was 15 years ... RAMON MAGSAYSAY CAROLINE KENNEDY OLGA KURYLENKO My father came from Germany. My mom came from Venezuela. My father's culturally German, but his ... FRED ARMISEN NATASHA TRETHEWEY TORI AMOS ANN HOOD KRISTIN GORE CAROL LEIFER If I have one special memory, it was when we recreated the trial of the Chicago Seven - and I'd ... TROY GARITY HEDY LAMARR When I started at Bloomingdale's as a buyer, Alexander's was a discounter across the street,... MICKEY DREXLER My father was placid and easygoing. He owned a small shoe store where I helped out on Saturdays. I t... ALAN W. LIVINGSTON HELMUT SCHMIDT I wake when my wife wakes, at 7:30 A.M. I'd like to sleep longer, but she has to go off to work,... SAID SAYRAFIEZADEH AMY SEDARIS I used to dream about Gorbachev before he lost power. I'd go into a panic because I was meeting ... HUGH GRANT In 1998, I received treatment for my knee by an Israeli therapist. We spoke about Israel and I menti... GARY DAVID GOLDBERG BHARATI MUKHERJEE B. B. KING VERONICA ROTH My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I'm very grateful for the fact that we had... GEMMA ARTERTON ORLANDO BLOOM ACTION BRONSON BEAR BRYANT I used to get made fun of in the minor leagues. I'd be 0 for 2, and then in my last at-bat I'... MIKE TROUT My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not ... GRANDMASTER FLASH PARIS HILTON TRENT REZNOR JOEL OSTEEN The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than t... DIANE CILENTO I've had a relationship, a good relationship, with MTV for a long time, and I'd like to main... NIA PEEPLES MICHAEL CRAWFORD I've never had a particularly sweet tooth. In fact, during the war, I used to swap my sweet rati... JUNE WHITFIELD ADELE TOM WOLFE NORMAN MACLEAN When my sister and I were very young, my father used to tell us fairy stories that he'd made up.... NICOLAS ROEG PAUL JOHNSON I don't have any ambitions as an actor. I felt very uncomfortable doing it. The first take every... EVAN GLODELL I know throughout my childhood, there were many times I couldn't stand being a 'Jr.' I w... FREDDIE PRINZE, JR. LEONARDO DICAPRIO There was no such thing as production at Starday. We'd go in with the band, we'd go over the... GEORGE JONES BHARATI MUKHERJEE My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My F... DAVID KRUMHOLTZ The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come i... 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