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What I wrote... wasn't crazy... or a bullshit... or nonsense... it was what I saw!
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EDWARD J. MCGRATH JR.
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JAMES LARSON
My doctor told me I would never walk again. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother. WILMA RUDOLPH
My second grade teacher told me I would never graduate high school. That I was going to be a juvenil... MILES TELLER
Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me because I would just... CHANTAL KREVIAZUK
My mom told me to cover up my arms ever since I was little because I was muscular. She wanted me to ... MARTINA NAVRATILOVA
I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years... TIM BURTON For me, being tall was very positive because I thought my mom was the most beautiful person ever.
LISA LESLIE I was hopeful to be here. I was counting on my fingers what four months was, and my doctor told me t...
BRAD FAXON She glanced over and saw me and then realized what I told her about me being stuck in traffic was in...
GARY KUBIC I grew up watching movies and television, and one day when I was really young I told my mom I wanted...
CAMERON MONAGHAN
We were very old-fashioned. My preacher at church told me I could not go in to the movies because it... DEBBIE REYNOLDS
I was never any good in the school theatrical productions. I always got a role like the March Hare. ... JACQUELINE BISSET I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.
CARMELO ANTHONY My mother was a dominant force in our family. And I always saw her as the leader. And that was great...
DOLORES HUERTA
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CHLOE GRACE MORETZ
When I was young, I did Baby Guess and Guess Kids - Paul Marciano saw me when I was a baby and decid... GIGI HADID There was a point - when I was a kid - where I said I wanted to be like Luke Skywalker, with blond h...
CHASKE SPENCER I saw my tight end kind of getting held. I thought he would be able to swim through. ... That was to...
JARED ZABRANSKY
My father left... but I tell my mom - and I told my mom this when I was a kid - I said, 'You kno... J. R. MARTINEZ I showed my mom the movie then I told her the movie got bought and that it was gonna be shown in the...
JASON MEWES My mom called Grandma today and told her we would no longer be attending family parties. My mom told...
ERIN MERRYN
In my movies, I'm not trying to erase any old image of myself, really. And also I'm not tryi... MARK WAHLBERG
I've never felt like I've exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra ... ANNA KENDRICK I walked every single day; three months and two weeks. I told my mom: 'No potatoes, no rice, no nood...
LOLA WILLIAMS
Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend... VAL KILMER
When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all... MARLO THOMAS I came to Southbury because I wanted to live a more simple life. When I was a child, I saw lots of m...
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CHRISTINA RICCI I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told...
JAMES CAAN
Neglected but Undefeated I stand today living the life I was told I would never live all because my ... JONATHAN ANTHONY BURKETT I told Coach that my mom and them were here. They got here late. I saw them come in and I had to do ...
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MANISH DAYAL
For me, already being part of a single parent household and knowing it was just me and my mom, you&#... LEBRON JAMES My dad did show me interesting movies at a young age. I remember he showed me 'A Clockwork Orang...
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I always feel sad for the girl that I was, because it never occurred to me that my mother might comf... GILLIAN FLYNN My mom tells me the first show we saw was 'The Secret Garden,' but I don't remember that...
AARON LAZAR
I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my ... AASIF MANDVI My dad being a DJ, I heard all the hits, no matter what. My mom always had on the radio because my d...
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ANGELA CARTWRIGHT My dream role would probably be a psycho killer, because the whole thing I love about movies is that...
CHRISTINA RICCI
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. MARGARET THATCHER
I remember failing my Princeton interview. My mom wanted me to apply because ever since I was a kid ... TINA FEY Being on television is a little constraining. You spend six to eight months filming, and you get stu...
DEMETRIUS SHIPP, JR.
I basically became a cheerleader because I had a very strict mom. That was my way of being a bad gir... SANDRA BULLOCK
I remember laughing at that moment, and I remember my son frowning at me in puzzlement. What I remem... BERNARD CORNWELL She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actua...
KAIA GERBER My most anticipated moment was that first game because I knew that my girl and all my football peopl...
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JUSTIN ARTHUR
When I was six years old my friend was auditioning for 'Annie,' and I decided I wanted to au... JACQUELINE EMERSON
And I remember how proud I was to put on my training jersey and go out on the field. Making it back ... BRANDI CHASTAIN
If you told me when I was a teen that I would end up being a teacher, I would have said you're o... TIM GUNN
My mom told me as a youngster I was always intellectual, like as far as being able to adapt fast and... CHRIS BROWN I was stuck in between picking it up and jumping on it. When I saw a lineman coming, I tried jumping...
ANDRE WOOLFOLK I know when I was growing up in New York, whenever I turned on the television, I never saw a face th...
YUNJIN KIM My mom always told me I could do or be anything I dared to dream, and I always wanted to work in the...
OCTAVIA SPENCER
What I wrote... wasn't crazy... or a bullshit... or nonsense... it was what I saw! DEYTH BANGER
When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football. JOE BIDEN To be honest, when I was writing these stories a million years ago, I never thought about movies at ...
STAN LEE
To be stuck with that Kardashian label, that was so hurtful to me and to my career. I probably reali... ADRIENNE BAILON I was writing from the age of 10, and I was never really into going to discos and dances and stuff. ...
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I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met ... RODNEY DANGERFIELD It was very moving for me to start on the ride today because I never thought I would be here.
BILL WEST I enjoy being a character actor; I enjoy being different in everything. I want a private life; I wan...
ALEXIS ARQUETTE
I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom ... CHRISTINA AGUILERA
I told my mother everything.She explained the effect drugs would have on my body,how many brain cell... NICOLE KIDMAN When I was little I used to dance and model and that was fun. But I was always the person that was g...
ASHLEY BENSON I credit my singing to my mom because she didn't give me a binky when I was a baby. I cried and ...
AULI'I CRAVALHO You know...My mother told me...very often, at that - to be the absolute BEST at WHATEVER I did with ...
DEDRICK D. L. PITTER Growing up, I wanted to be a musician. My mother, in typical Filipino-mom fashion, would always make...
JACOB BATALON
I didn't watch a lot of American television growing up. I just liked to read a lot and watch mov... JOSS WHEDON
My mom took me to see Carnal Knowledge and The Wild Bunch and all these kind of movies when I was a ... QUENTIN TARANTINO
I love being blown away by something bigger than myself, like a ship on a stormy sea, and Peter Grim... LESLEY GARRETT
I got really bad grades, so I'd hide my report card from my dad. My mom was in on it, too, becau... DAREN KAGASOFF I remember 'The Yearling' was the first film I ever saw, and my mom told me I cried for abou...
BEN MENDELSOHN I like being able to watch movies in my home without having that wince factor when something comes u...
BILL AHO
If my critics saw me walking over the Thames they would say it was because I couldn't swim. MARGARET THATCHER I always had an interest in fashion because my mom is a celebrity fashion stylist. I grew up being o...
JASMINE TOOKES My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration.
DANNY AIELLO We knew we had the height advantage. She (Clark) just told me to play my game. It was tough being on...
IFEOMA ONUAKU
My dad said, 'Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.' My mom said, '... NATE ROBINSON I had a nightmare. So my friend asked me what it was. I told him it was him sleeping with my mom. He...
MUNTAZIR M.
I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chas... BRIE LARSON But with my mom it was different because I couldn't be my professional self. I had to be me - a daug...
DIANE CROSSAN
I was told having a website would help me. I have yet to figure out why my life story needs to be on... WALLY SCHIRRA I wanted to be a criminologist, but my mom was always telling me that I should be a model.
ESTHER CANADAS
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't ... RODNEY DANGERFIELD You told me that on the way over here, I would have told you I'd be on vacation tomorrow.
JASON NICHOLS I'm old, old enough to play baseball or football. I'm not eight yet. My Mom told me when you start b...
EDWARD J. MCGRATH JR.
Remember the great film with Bette Davis, All About Eve? There's a scene after the scheming Eve stea... 
We don't know who we are until we see what we can do. 
I don't have to hang around a pub, really, to get an idea. I usually visit it once, get the layo... 