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Comedy's underrated, I think, by actors, you... RALPH BROWN I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether i... DAN FOGLER I've never really had specific goals and stuff like that - I think I sort of learned early on th... JANE LYNCH If you miss a tackle correctly -- and I know that sounds funny -- you can get some help from your fr... GENE CHIZIK When I was on 'SNL,' I was getting weirdly anxious about being on camera, which I had never ... BILL HADER I think that there are laughs in all aspects of life. I'm not a planner; stuff comes along and y... JULIE WHITE He was facing down spread out. At that particular point I just grabbed him. I checked to see if I ha... ART SPEIGHT You want to be excited about what you're doing. So whenever I get tired, I think, 'Would ten... ADAM DEVINE Any project that I put out, I never want it to sound like the first one. It can have some vibes or s... TREVOR JACKSON I think if you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you develop good habits. JORDAN KNIGHT If your body needs certain food, you have to give it to it. And as an athlete, if I'm doing 100 ... MO FARAH Imagine people calling you to find out if you're dead. I've led a real crazy life at times, ... RICHARD PRYOR It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out... YVETTE NICOLE BROWN I've been doing sci-fi for two years, and there is always something big going on. The stakes are... BRIAN J. SMITH I always felt that if somebody picks on you it's because they're not happy doing what they... BENJAMIN WALKER I think we're all good and bad, but good's not funny. Bad is funny. Suppress the good and le... LARRY DAVID Doing 'All Good Things' really felt like I was acting for myself rather than anyone else. It... KIRSTEN DUNST I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm... JACK WHITEHALL I left Sudan when I was 25 or 26 years old. If I had stayed, I would never have ended up being an en... MO IBRAHIM I sold 'Time Life' books on the telephone. It's probably the only pure skill job I'v... DAVID NEVINS You know, there's nothing you can do about your public image. It is what it is. I just try to do... CHRISTOPHER WALKEN As a heterosexual man, I've never really doubted my sexuality, but I've had men in my life a... GARRET DILLAHUNT I danced a lot when I was younger, and I've always had decent, shapely legs and thought it's... KATE WINSLET I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, ... NAOMI SCOTT It's so funny because if you tweet your lyrics and then you hear it in a song next week, you'... ESTER DEAN I originally wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid. Then I had this huge fear of black holes be... PARIS-MICHAEL KATHERINE JACKSON You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act... RACHEL BILSON It's important to wallow and grieve when you have a health issue. I don't think you really g... NATALIE COLE In my case, I played sports my whole life. I got out of college, and I didn't bother to get heal... DENIS MCDONOUGH There's been times when I've had heartbreaking moments and I'm like, 'I can't be... SHAILENE WOODLEY I've got to keep breathing. It'll be my worst business mistake if I don't. STEVE MARTIN I've been successful, but I haven't had any unwanted attention. To be honest, I've never... BONNIE TYLER You do stand-up because you have to do it. If you're doing it to become 'famous,' you... RUSSELL PETERS The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean,... DAN PINK The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean,... DANIEL H. PINK I'm not a potato sack; I've never sat on my couch. If I'm home, I'm cleaning, feedin... GISELE BUNDCHEN Eating-wise, I'm fairly disciplined. I have to be, because if you're not eating correctly, y... KATE LEVERING If you're cooking and not making mistakes, you're not playing outside your safety zone. I do... GUY FIERI I just love carbs. And when I'm on vacation I definitely allow myself carbs, so it's always ... ASHLEY TISDALE I wouldn't totally rule out doing Letterman or the Tonight Show if I had a set that I just happe... JOE ROGAN If death is in the room, it's pretty interesting. But I would also say that I'm interested i... GEORGE SAUNDERS Every game, we're going to go for it, so when we get into playoff time, it's not like, '... DAN QUINN I've had this song in a drawer for a long time, maybe seven or eight years. Every time I'd d... CHRIS LEDOUX I've had great success and I've had catastrophic failure. It's really how you handle the... PETER BERG As a comedian, I don't know if they're laughing because it's funny or if they're lau... LARRY THE CABLE GUY To be honest, sometimes I'm horrified because you don't really know what you look like. If I... JENNIFER COOLIDGE I've never seen a tornado and I've lived in Oklahoma City basically my whole life. It's ... MICK CORNETT I did some stupid things when I was younger, but I got a lot out of my system. Every time, my mom wa... ELLE KING One thing I've learned through all the ups and downs is that if you're doing things right, t... HOPE SOLO You're trying to put yourself in that moment and trying to prepare yourself, to have a 'memo... WAYNE ROONEY I've been doing pranks my whole life, so I guess I'm pretty good at it. BAM MARGERA I sang 'All Of Me' at the wedding. I sang 'Stay With You' from my first album. And t... JOHN LEGEND I'm definitely doing better. I never realized that I would get the support that I've gotten ... PIA TOSCANO You know, in the days when I started, if you had Chet Atkins' name on your record as a producer ... WAYLON JENNINGS Insomnia is a very prevalent issue. It's a women's health issue, and I chose to talk about i... JENNY LEWIS If I felt like a fish out of water in my family, I felt like a fish on Mars in Adam’s circle. GAYLE FORMAN I meant it to be jokey, but it came out sounding bitter GAYLE FORMAN
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PAUL ATKINS I'm very sympathetic about the concerns I've heard about 404 to date, PAUL ATKINS There are many, many people who have lost 100 pounds and kept it off. ROBERT ATKINS Don't fix what's not broken. ROBERT ATKINS We thought we should showcase a few people that went out and achieved success. ROBERT ATKINS and I don't have any. ROBERT ATKINS in no way related to diet. ROBERT ATKINS It's so logical and so simple. Fat is the backup fuel system. The role it plays in the body is that ... ROBERT ATKINS I think that if a person wants to remain vegetarian, they're just going to have to go hungry. ROBERT ATKINS Most fats are healthy, but those called trans-fats, such as margarine, fall into that category. ROBERT ATKINS Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. ROBERT ATKINS We were upset about the game. Bad game. Heat of the moment. You never want to lose like that. I was ... BARAKA ATKINS [Religious belief is] outmoded and ridiculous. [Belief in gods was a] worn out but once useful crutc... PETER ATKINS My aim is to argue that the universe can come into existence without intervention, and that there is... PETER ATKINS When I meet vegetarians who might have diabetes, pre-diabetes or massive obesity, I tell them they w... ROBERT ATKINS Someone with a fresh mind, one not conditioned by upbringing and environment, would doubtless look a... PETER ATKINS Unfortunately, we still have the unknown of what may come from Enron. DAVID ATKINS The city's primary objective is to get a second recycling center ... that would make for a more comp... STEVE ATKINS It's a real dilemma. The council is split, and the community is split. STEVE ATKINS We did not expand dramatically or extract any service. STEVE ATKINS He deals with it well, and it makes things run that much more smoothly. He's also very forthright. H... STEVE ATKINS will need to be scrutinized far more carefully. STEVE ATKINS We are by law required to provide certain public facilities. Water and sewer facilities require larg... 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