I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. He played my father on 'Becker,' and he's still one of my heroes. Along with John Cleese, he's my favourite physical comedian.
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Related Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but al... DOUGLAS WOOD I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH My father died when I was 11. He was a vaudeville comedian. He worked in one movie, 'Ladies of t... TERI GARR It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life... DICK VAN DYKE I don't watch much television. My old TV agent used to always get mad at me because he'd sen... ZOSIA MAMET There's Dick Van Dyke and John Ritter, the two greatest physical comics of our generation. SUZANNE SOMERS I probably remember more about 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' than Dick Van Dyke does. NEIL FLYNN About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a gre... EMMANUELLE CHRIQUI I'm Muhammad Ali's daughter, but my father and I are very different in that area. I don'... LAILA ALI He's just like my father that way-my father just adored my mother and let her do whatever she wa... JUNE CARTER CASH I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN One of my great heroes, John Berger, he's in his 80s now. One of the reasons that he's remai... GEOFF DYER Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was... WILBUR SMITH I'd love to do a film with Michael Fassbender. He's one of my heroes. I think he's absol... JACK REYNOR I like George Carlin's jokes. I like his humor. He's one of my heroes, and I like what he di... STEVEN WRIGHT When I first started doing comedy years ago, I used to be the biggest Michael Richards fan. I used t... J. B. SMOOVE I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.' VICKI LAWRENCE My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they s... KENNETH CHOI When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian hi... ROSEANNE BARR I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would t... MAHESH BABU I got to watch my heroes meet him and saw how they reacted, whether it was Joe Strummer or Tom Waits... JAKOB DYLAN I remember my first visit with my guru. He had shown that he read my mind. So I looked at the grass ... RAM DASS Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN He's a very strange guy, my father. I can't get mad at him because he's so adorable. CARRIE FISHER I met Robert Redford at the Golden Globes because he stepped on my foot. He stepped on my foot as he... RETTA 'Evil Dead' was such a big movie in my life. It's one of the few that I really remember ... FEDE ALVAREZ Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and... BINDI IRWIN Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. SENECA Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. SENECA Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take... SENECA Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. SENECA Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. SENECA Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures. SENECA I always paid attention to Lil Wayne - close attention. He's my idol. He's still my idol. YOUNG THUG First play I ever did was 'Footloose.' I played the part of Willard when I was 16. I think I... MILES TELLER I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual fat... ESAI MORALES My first choice had always been my father. He's still my first pick. Now that the nominating pro... RAND PAUL I've watched so-called 'New Order' playing in Auckland, and Tom Chapman is miming along ... PETER HOOK My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was ... GARETH BALE I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON That's my parenting style - 'Go watch the TV.' I'm one of 11 children, and my mother... STEPHEN COLBERT I met a zillion people through Ronnie Wood. He's been my friend since he was in The Faces, and h... BOBBY WOMACK My favourite superhero? I have a soft spot for Batman, because he doesn't have any super powers ... PETER DINKLAGE When I played the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve, I got to bring Wiley, my 85-pound... ELAYNE BOOSLER Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of'... TARAN KILLAM I'd love to work with Julia Roberts and Johnny Depp or Dick Van Dyke. I love 'Mary Poppins... 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NATASHA TRETHEWEY My son is pre-K and my daughter is in elementary school. So they don't watch the show. But my so... BETSY BRANDT That's one thing I love about my son - he's just a gamer at heart, he loves everything. He... RON FUNCHES My friend once sculpted me a bust of Admiral Ackbar from 'Star Wars.' He's my favourite ... KATIE MCGRATH I was a big fan of Raven Symone, when 'That's So Raven' was out. I used to say, 'Oh ... IMANI HAKIM When we lost Bobby, I would wake up in the morning and think, 'He's OK. He's in Heaven, ... ETHEL KENNEDY First, I wanted to be Chris Farley. When I was growing up, Chris Farley was still on the stages and ... JAKE JOHNSON When my sister and I came along, my father's political life was completely over. He ran for pres... ANNE COX CHAMBERS I catch an old 'Morse' on ITV3. I've never thought I looked particularly like my son. He... KEVIN WHATELY He's the reason why I write music. If he's reading this - James Taylor, I'd love to work... 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