I'm terribly nostalgic, but I'm with the Elizabethans who thought nostalgia was a disease. It's a dangerous place to be because you can get caught up in it.
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Related But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer s... JACK VANCE I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though.... DAVID WALLIAMS Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I c... MICHAEL HANEKE Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON I think so many young girls get caught up in the challenge of being with somebody who's dangerou... NIKKI REED I'm trying to get a thicker skin. I like to be aware of people's perceptions of me, but when... FERGIE I don't have many friends. It's not because I'm a misanthrope. It's because I'm ... IAN RANKIN I'm in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn't get offered before - fathe... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN It's funny: people who meet me say, 'I thought you'd be different.' But I'm stil... BILL ENGVALL It's true to say that I'm a budding young actor. But I'd rather get my name out there be... JOSH BOWMAN I'm not one of those actors who gets so taken by a role that I can't live my life. I'm t... BILLY PORTER This acting is going to leave my stain. Not just my mark, because you can wipe a mark off. But a sta... RJ CYLER It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn... DAVID BOWIE I'm from really humble beginnings. I've never been this Hollywood diva, but you get caught u... HEIDI MONTAG I'm mortified to be on the stage, but then again, it's the only place where I'm happy. BOB DYLAN Everyone's gone through a breakup, and I've dated girls in the past where... I've never ... CHARLIE PUTH I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dan... LARRY KING I'm taking a philosophy class and regretting it with everything in me. I'm taking one colleg... HELEN HUNT The older I get, I'm definitely getting pulled towards the West Coast, because it's a differ... ERIN WASSON I never thought 'Sodapop Curtis' would announce my retirement. I always thought I would be t... PEYTON MANNING I have social anxiety. It's easier up on stage because there's security in being there. When... SIA I'm going to keep on finding out the kind of man I am through my music. That's the one place... CHARLES MINGUS I'm the CEO of A$AP Worldwide. But as you can see, when I'm with them, everybody's equal... ASAP ROCKY I enjoy some physical stuff. But if I had a choice between playing a scene where it's raining, i... SAM NEILL I'm a person who's always been interested in politics and thought it was a very noble occupa... MAGGIE WILLIAMS I'm never going to forget Wellston. It's where I grew up. It's my heart and my pride. Th... BEN MCLEMORE It's a healthy thing to get some bad criticism. I'm still here and I'm fine, but I'd... KEELEY HAWES I'm just about to move to a place that you can only get there by rowing a boat across a loch, wh... RORY MCCANN I know I can cook, but the place where I cook... it's a mess! I'm very disorganized. PAULA DEEN The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up ... CONDOLA RASHAD I'm so stupid because I refuse to think that I'm getting older. I get up in the morning, and... CHARO 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 I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really k... ERNEST CLINE I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON Some days I can't get an idea, and I think, 'Man, I'm just washed up,' but it's ... JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT At the end of the day, I'm reading the news. I'm not digging ditches. I'm not fighting f... LESTER HOLT I'm not going to comment about potential jobs in the future because that's a rabbit hole to ... NATALIE DORMER I'm all about small towns. I think it's a great place to grow up. KACEY MUSGRAVES I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day w... JIM CARREY I've become President of the Author's Guild, and, in part because they thought I had to know... SCOTT TUROW I attract a crowd, not because I'm an extrovert or I'm over the top or I'm oozing with c... GARY VAYNERCHUK Nostalgia is a very complicated subject for me. I'm attracted by nostalgia but I refuse it intel... MIUCCIA PRADA That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of l... RONDA ROUSEY I'm not terribly well read. My wife forces books into my hands and insists I read them, which I&... PETER CAPALDI I'm somebody who doesn't work with a stylist. I'll be honest with you, I'm a mom and... BUSY PHILIPPS It would be fun to be a redhead... you can get away with being, like, really volatile and fire-y bec... ANNA KENDRICK I still get recognized. It's flattering, but it can be uncomfortable. Maybe because it only seem... MARA WILSON I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am. MICHAEL JACKSON I should be a postage stamp, because that's the only way I'll ever get licked. I'm beaut... MUHAMMAD ALI No, but it's not because I'm getting older that I'm trying to accelerate. But something ... PATRICE LECONTE I'm not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it. It's kind of ... DANICA PATRICK 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 It's funny landing parts now where I'm somebody's mum. I remember the first time I was a... NATASHA LITTLE Miami is nothing like me, and that's why I need to be here - it's the opposite. I'm prac... IGGY POP I'm still a kid. I'm like six years old. But it's just a matter of wanting to get up, it... HEATH LEDGER You know how sometimes you hear a chord played on an organ and you can feel it vibrating in your bon... LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON You know what? I'm not always in a positive, happy place. But I'm able to concentrate enough... BRIAN WILSON I'm a mad Gummi fan. I always have Gummis in my trailer. But you can't eat too many because ... JENSEN ACKLES I'm a trained engineer, so I'm conditioned to come up with a right answer to a difficult que... SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT I'm a fixer, unfortunately. I'm like, 'Oh, I can fix you.' But it's not just guy... HALSEY The only time I get sick of making people laugh is when I'm in a non-writing-joke mode, and I ju... BILL BURR 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 a morning bird. I love getting up before it's light out if it's possible. I wake up,... ELLIE KEMPER The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I ge... JACKIE EARLE HALEY As far as I'm concerned, an audience is an audience. Whether it's an audience in Hull or the... SYLVESTER MCCOY When I'm promoting a film, I'm not going to get caught up in anything else, and that include... TOM CRUISE It's become another dimension to who I am. I don't think Sports Illustrated is going to be w... CINDY CRAWFORD I think I'm a mousepad. I don't want to be a mousepad, but I'm a mousepad. I'm also ... DIANA RIGG I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of... ANNA KENDRICK When I say I'm an authentic conservative, it's because when you look at who I am and where I... ADAM HASNER Grief is a terrible, painful place. You can't grind away on grief in a solid way and say, 'I... PAM FERRIS Everyone else thinks I'm a nonfiction writer. I think it's because my nonfiction is easier t... ROXANE GAY Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's... ABBAS KIAROSTAMI I'm definitely not pushing to find who can I write with or produce with, but of course I'm o... BETTY WHO I'm a novelist - not an expert on coal mining. I'm not a politician with an agenda to push. ... TAWNI O'DELL I'm telling you, it's so exciting playing out there because I'm playing well, you have t... STEFAN EDBERG Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH They say I'm insane because I need to have so much creative control. They say I'm unmanageab... IGGY AZALEA In a sense, I revolutionized the operatic scene because I proved you can make a great international ... BEVERLY SILLS It's weird to make new friends, but we're three seasons in with 'The Exes,' and now ... DONALD FAISON When I was a footballer, I surrounded myself with footballers. We were all friends. But in Brasilia ... PELE I write about love, but it's me wanting to be in love. I've never been in love. I love my mo... CHARLIE PUTH I'm me. I can't put on airs. I'm not a phony. I know the way I am hurts me more times th... TONY DORSETT But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that... ALAN BEAN I've really fought to get into rooms, and I'm a big believer in auditioning. It's hard, ... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO At the end of the day, it's me versus you, and I'm trying to get you out. If I can throw you... DREW POMERANZ I get so fed up with the making of an album taking over my life - it's all I can think about or ... IMOGEN HEAP If there's a theme to where I'm at in my life, it's that 'warts and all' is actu... MARTI NOXON I try to avoid wearing black because sometimes it's the easy option. But I'm young, so it... EMMA WATSON Win or lose, I always like to get back to my friends and family. They keep me grounded. When I'm... GABRIEL MEDINA I'm 19, and, being a public figure, I'm supposed to present myself in a certain way, but it&... KRISTEN STEWART Honestly, I'm cool with everyone, and people pick up on that. I'd say, 'I'm not gay,... DYLAN MCDERMOTT If my son came to me years from now and told me, 'I'm gay,' I'd say, 'That's... VIVIENNE MING When I started comedy, I was a big Eddie Murphy fan. I thought if you did stand-up, you were suppose... LIL REL HOWERY A lot of my stories about the old days, they're delicious and funny. But every time I recall the... MARIO CUOMO When you realize who you live for, and who's important to please, a lot of people will actually ... RIHANNA I'm in a space of surrendering and being open and seeing. It's a good place to be - the only... SHERILYN FENN
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