I would be lying if I said I'm not flattered being voted as the 'Time's' Most Desirable Man of 2012. Frankly, I have no idea how the desirability quotient is arrived at. If it is just drop dead good looks, then I have to thank God and my parents for it.
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Related As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody... DANIEL CRAIG I'd be lying to you if I said at 8 I went up to my parents and said, 'Listen, I'm going ... EUGENE SIMON Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I just think more precaution should be taken when I'm inside the pocket. Look at all the replays... MICHAEL VICK I'm aggressive, quite frankly, because Staten Island gets screwed all the time. And if I'm n... MICHAEL GRIMM If I'm enjoying something, I'd like to be able to just have it all. Frankly, that's the ... JASON BATEMAN It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON 'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattere... RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN Whenever I'm writing a song, if I have an idea for the music video, that's how I know it'... CHARLI XCX Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just sayi... E. L. DOCTOROW If I'm not working, I have home time with my family, and if I spend that stressing what's go... EWEN BREMNER My wife is completely different from me: she's good with everyone, whereas I'm good at direc... FOREST WHITAKER My favorite movie is 'Iron Man.' I tell people that I think it's just as good as 'Da... TAYLOR LAUTNER The idea that God's mercy is connected to whether or not I shave is ludicrous, and I need to jus... MATISYAHU 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 My alignment is with what I perceive as just and fair. If it's with the Muslims, then I'm wi... HAMZA YUSUF I'm riding my man Obama. I think he's a visionary. Actually, Barack told me the first date h... SPIKE LEE Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH I've got to tell you, I'm not really a tie man. I'll wear a tie if I have to: If I'm... TAMER HASSAN I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX The word 'success' - who's defining it? It's about whether or not it makes me feel g... GRACE SLICK I'm not mad into raving, to be honest. If it's not music, I'm chilling. But most of the ... STORMZY I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature... BROOKE SHIELDS I'm just me. I'm just very opinionated. I react to whatever I see. If it's good, it'... MEL B 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 not sure I would be a good godmother. I have read about it, and I found that the godmother... SUSAN GLASPELL If it's old school friends that my parents know, then I can stay out till late. But if they don&... TENA DESAE With acting, if I'm any good at it, my modeling career would never be a hindrance but would rath... LILY COLE I'm not a good hipster - if I let my moustache grow for weeks, it just looks like I have dirt on... WIN BUTLER I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It... BONNIE RAITT I have real TV studios. If I have an idea, I can go shoot it. I can experiment. If I choose to air i... CRISS ANGEL I looked at myself, and I just said, 'Well, you know, I can sing, but I'm not the greatest s... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN It kind of varies according to what I'm doing and what my situation is, but, most of the time, I... MACKENZIE FOY I want to go and go, and then drop dead in the middle of something I'm loving to do. And if that... DOLLY PARTON I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing; I don't kno... ARIEL PINK I'm no natural beauty. If I'm gonna have any looks at all, I'm gonna have to create them... DOLLY PARTON When I am dead and buried, on my tombstone I would like to have it written, 'I have arrived.'... YUL BRYNNER If it's a good day, I get 'The New York Times' on my iPad, and if I have a little time i... TAYLOR SCHILLING My mom always told me if I love what I'm doing, and I'm having fun, then just continue to do... SELENA GOMEZ The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I... ANGELINA JOLIE I love driving, but sometimes, I'm not too good at it because I spend too much time looking in t... ASHLEY OLSEN I'm a wise Latina woman. Whatever, man. Thank God I'm not in politics, because the fact that... JUSTINA MACHADO To be let go from a soap opera is the most embarrassing confidence basher in the world. It's lik... CAM GIGANDET It's a healthy thing to get some bad criticism. I'm still here and I'm fine, but I'd... KEELEY HAWES I don't want fame as far as the tweeting or the image of it. But, the idea of being famous is ac... EMILY MEADE I would be lying if I said it wasn't cool to see myself on the cover of 'Vanity Fair,' r... MEGYN KELLY Every time I do a play, it's as if I've never done one before. I'm always confused. I al... CRISTIN MILIOTI If I'm hesitant at all about an idea, then that's not the right idea. M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN People ask me how I sang the role of the 'Phantom' 1,700 times. And I say that it's down... COLM WILKINSON It'd be disingenuous to say I don't like attention - I'm an actor for God's sake - a... PAUL GIAMATTI My biggest thing about being a role model is whatever I'm preaching, I'm practicing. If I... GIGI HADID I'm not a masochistic reader. If something is just too dense or not enjoyable, even though I'... JOSH RADNOR Somehow, I'm in denial about being desirable. But every time my wife tells me to shave or cut my... DULQUER SALMAAN I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a pr... WANDA SYKES Sexuality, desirability has nothing to do with body type. It has to do with how you feel from within... VIDYA BALAN See, that's the thing: I'm not one of those actors who thinks, 'God, I've got to imp... RACHAEL HARRIS If the movie is good then great, but if it's not then God, I feel so bad for that person with th... KRISTEN STEWART Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just t... ELI BROAD I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake ... NICOLE KIDMAN You hear younger women say, 'I don't believe I'm a feminist. I believe women should have... GAIL COLLINS I'm not good at watching stuff that I'm in at all. I should stop. I shouldn't watch some... ELLEN PAGE As I don't know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I'... OONA CHAPLIN I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank... HELEN MIRREN Ever since I found out I got the part on 'Gilmore Girls,' my life has been changing in so ma... KEIKO AGENA I have never been particularly picky when it comes to what I'm putting in my hair. Most of it is... CHARLIE WHITE I had to learn - since I'm divorced now and everyone is like, 'Oh my God, you're single,... GABRIELLE UNION Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out?” “I’m nothing special. I’m drowning,” I... IF I WAKE I’d scream, but I have no voice. The bullies stole it from me IF I WAKE You said I don’t exist in one life. What if each of these lives are designed to teach you a lesson... IF I WAKE I’m William James Carter. My friends call me Will,” he says. “I’m Lucy Janette Phillips,” ... IF I WAKE She has a long journey ahead of her. She doesn’t need to hear she will lose before she even begins IF I WAKE I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yes... GROUCHO MARX Just because you have kids doesn't mean to say you need time off. I have a lot of time off anywa... KATIE PRICE I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am... LENA HEADEY I'm not an Internet person that reads behind-the-scenes stuff. I see a trailer, and if it looks ... EVAN GOLDBERG Let's face it; people are doing everything online these days. So if they are going to watch my m... VIDYA BALAN Wrong? So you are saying, I'm wrong okay then... It's not possible every time to be right, one ... DEYTH BANGER If I had to summarize, most broadly, my concerns as a writer, I'd say the question 'How then... CLAIRE MESSUD I enjoy going on hikes, and I enjoy the occasional yoga. The one thing I'm good at athletically ... BRIDGIT MENDLER I don't think you can cry if the script is rubbish. I have to feel it; it's as simple as tha... OLIVIA COLMAN I'm into it, I'm into MP3's; I think there's no way you're ever going to be able... BRITT DANIEL The big push for me is the Olympics this year. If I'm healthy, I'm not worried about my rank... VENUS WILLIAMS I'm as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I'd be here talking about having a c... TRISHA YEARWOOD If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm h... ICE T You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank Go... SMOKEY ROBINSON If I laugh a couple of times a day, I'm doing good. People think it's their God-given right ... JOHN MELLENCAMP It just tends to be that the grass is always greener. If I'm doing a movie, I suddenly think, ... DOUGLAS HODGE People take years learning how to act; it's a skill, not just a job. If I tried it out and thoug... TRAVIS FIMMEL I find myself being attracted to dudes all the time. I'm like, 'Wow, that's a beautiful ... BRENDON URIE I'm not good at being a picture-perfect pop star, happy all the time. If I'm having a bad da... CHARLI XCX I like to sit down every day and not know where the book is going. I have no idea where the book is ... TED BELL Okay, I'm not in the news business, and I'm not going to tell anyone how to do their job. Ho... CRAIG NEWMARK A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always t... ABBEY LEE KERSHAW It's how I'm wired. If I'm not the best at something, it ticks me off, and I want to wor... CARSON WENTZ I know what I'm going to write for the next three years. It's frustrating, because if I get ... BRUCE COVILLE I'm very good at what I do, and I don't turn my hand to something unless I'm very good a... DAVID BOWIE I have a simple rule: when I'm on TV, I'm not talking to just my anchor or my colleague on m... DONNA BRAZILE As far as the anxiety, I have no idea about it. I don't feel like I have any nervousness out the... DONTRELLE WILLIS I definitely have a shareholders' perspective. I'm not doing that altruistically. I'm do... HAROLD SIMMONS
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