If someone had told me when I was a kid I'd get an ovation from Frank Sinatra! One time, I did a song called 'I Am A Singer', but I rewrote the words for Frank. I was in tears and, when he got up, so was he.
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Related I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid. DWAYNE HICKMAN You know, I was a kid when I went into 'Coronation Street' and I had an amazing time. I got ... RICHARD FLEESHMAN I knew Sinatra for 38 years. He was like my father. Frank Sinatra was my 'dad.' He treated m... TRINI LOPEZ The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When ... MICHAEL BUBLE I'd been going up for things, but I hadn't got anything, and then 'Anne Frank' came ... ELLIE KENDRICK My father was my first inspiration. He had an incredible stereo and a turntable, and I was told not ... GRANDMASTER FLASH I was talking to my good friend Kid Rock a while ago, and he told me if I'd send him a helmet, h... PEYTON MANNING I live in a loft in a building I designed, but for my dream house I'd get Frank Gehry, just to s... HUGH HARDY I was a pop-music junkie. My parents were into Frank Sinatra and Doris Day. They weren't too exc... KARA DIOGUARDI When I was a kid, nobody told me I was good-looking. I wish they had. I would've had a better ti... ROBERT REDFORD When I was very, very young, I decided that I was gonna catalogue my times because that's what o... BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN When I was 3 or 4, I seemed to be bursting with music. They played Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Fra... DAN HILL I recall my dad saying about me once that the only time he'd ever heard me say 'never' w... BOB DIAMOND I was into Alan Moore and Frank Miller. I was a teenager when all those books where coming out for t... JANE GOLDMAN I got fired from a movie that ended up being called 'Windows,' which Gordon Willis, the cine... SCOTT RUDIN The whole time I was on 'Grey's,' I'm still reconciling myself to my 11-year-old son... ISAIAH WASHINGTON I won't write my autobiography because I never had an affair with Frank Sinatra, and if I had ha... CELIA JOHNSON Someone called all the newspapers in New York and told them I'd died. I've been told by almo... RICHARD PRYOR I saw Sinatra and the Pope on TV when I was two and said 'Who's that guy with Frank Sinatra?' ROSEANNE I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank S... PIA ZADORA I saw a DJ from Germany called Sven Vath. I saw him in the club, he played for six hours and I was j... TIESTO I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was c... GUILLERMO DEL TORO I've had teammates I didn't get along with, who hasn't? I've never had a teammate ca... CURT SCHILLING When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I aske... RYAN LOCHTE When grandpa was ill and could've died, I would have swapped all my record sales so he could get... MICHAEL BUBLE Danny DeVito later told me that he knew he wanted me for 'Matilda' the second I walked in th... MARA WILSON I always wanted to be an actor, even when I was a little kid. When I used to run away from home, I... LANCE HENRIKSEN When I was a kid. I started writing when I was 13. I got my first electric guitar when I was 13, but... JEFF BUCKLEY I used to get called 'Ferrari' when I was a kid because I was always running everywhere. MO FARAH If I'd had the choice when I was 14, and someone had said to me, 'You can either be a footba... IAN MCSHANE Every week, as an 11-year-old kid, I would tune in to what was really the first American Idol-type p... TONY BENNETT But I think what made me go into theater was seeing my mother onstage. The first thing she did was M... TONY KUSHNER Our phone bills were astronomical, and when I found the letters Frank wrote me the other day, the to... AVA GARDNER When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'... ALICIA KEYS When Sinatra said, 'For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer I've ever heard,' it c... TONY BENNETT Frank called me one day and said, 'I have an idea for a movie, why don't you come over and I... JAMES STEWART What makes Gucci Mane Gucci Mane is like what made Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra - it's just him. ... HARMONY KORINE When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Ve... MANIKA I was interviewing an elder, Chief Fool's Crow, who was the ceremonial chief. He was 103 years o... JOHN FUSCO And he was going to give me a song, because I'm a singer and I wanted to sing in everything. SALLY KELLERMAN I was so lucky because what I did in 'Thor' was I built the character from the ground up - t... TOM HIDDLESTON I listen to everything from Lady Gaga to Lady Antebellum. I've got Frank Sinatra. I've got o... TRACY LAWRENCE I was a bartender in New York and I overheard this girl saying she made $3000 doing a commercial. A ... PAULEY PERRETTE My dad used to ignore me when I was a kid. He couldn't stand my voice, so he just used to ignore... ALISON GOLDFRAPP Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He l... QUINCY JONES I was working in Lexington when I recognized this actor, Michael Shannon, and I was like, 'What ... BOYD HOLBROOK God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ... KIRK DOUGLAS When I was a kid, I remember seeing Michael Jackson. I thought he was an alien. You don't grow u... BENJAMIN CLEMENTINE I had this old wind-up phonograph when I was a kid, and I'd listen to records. And the radio. TINY TIM My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra. ANGIE DICKINSON When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm... EARL CAMPBELL The first person that I ever heard sing a song I wrote was Jason Derulo. I was in the studio when he... CHARLIE PUTH For decades, I have cringed whenever someone called me 'illegal,' as if I'm an insect on... JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS I was a good student when I was a kid, and I did everything I was supposed to do, and I got A's. DEMETRI MARTIN I did a school play when I was 10 where I played a cold germ infecting a whole classroom of kids. Th... KIM CATTRALL I was never a singer; I can't play any instruments; I had no training. Plus, I was brought up in... PATTI SMITH When I got my very first phone call that I'd hit the 'New York Times' list, I had a smal... LISA GARDNER When I was a kid, I was trendier. I'd wear anything. I was in love beads and platforms. MICHAEL KORS When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And t... LINDA BLAIR He saw us play a few times in fact. I did this song called I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes, and J... ALVIN LEE Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When... TAYLOR KINNEY I've learned that people latch onto labels and stereotypes. There was a period when I was asked ... HARRY CONNICK, JR. When I was a kid and I'd be in trouble. I'd ask God to help me, and then once the fire was o... STEPHEN ADLY GUIRGIS I'm sure Obama is an atheist; I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is. RICHARD DAWKINS I used to cheerlead in high school, and I had the biggest crush on one of my teammates' brothers... JOSIE LOREN The thing is when you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or... ALEX PETTYFER A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words... EARL WEAVER After school, I'd wait for someone to pick me up and no one would, so I'd be like, 'I gu... WHITNEY CUMMINGS Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk... SUGAR RAY LEONARD Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol... KARA DIOGUARDI Coach told me be ready all game. When he called me, I knew all I had to do was find a hole, which I ... BRIAN TONER I became Iggy because I had a sadistic boss at a record store. I'd been in a band called the Igu... IGGY POP When I did 'Hot Fuzz,' I tried to get Barbara Steele in the movie, but I was told she had re... EDGAR WRIGHT When I was a young prosecutor, I got called to testify against my boss. I could have backed down, bu... SUSANA MARTINEZ I am not afraid... I was born to do this. JOAN OF ARC I was carrying my friend in his casket to put him in the hearse, and I was thinking, 'I need to ... CHARLIE PUTH I auditioned for a movie recently, and when I went in, the producer said he'd told one of its st... ISLA FISHER I got a lot of influence from my father, honestly. He'd take me in his car. I'd hear Carlos ... ACTION BRONSON My memories of Las Vegas were all with my father when I was, like, a teenager. He was best friends w... MICHAEL DOUGLAS I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like g... SIMON COWELL One day, I went to buy something for my dad at the shops, and I heard a song by Nat King Cole called... DESMOND DEKKER Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time' was a perfect song. It was so beautiful and so heartfel... LEA THOMPSON When I was 17, I got a call from Konnan. He told me that he was about to start up a new promotion ca... REY MYSTERIO I want people to feel what it was like in the '40s. That's when popular music in the United ... CHARLIE HADEN My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days ... XAVIER RUDD I've been trying to get into comedy for years. I had a meeting with one of the networks a couple... NATALIE ZEA Hello? Three words: Benicio Del Toro, which, incidentally, is Spanish for 'he wants me.' It ... CAROLINE RHEA I just got addicted to getting better. My coach gave me a goal to get a tip dunk in a game - you kno... STEVEN ADAMS From the time I was 9 years old, I loved magic. I was an only child, and I think that had a big impa... RICK RUBIN I wish I had never got manic depression. When I was in junior high, I didn't know what was the m... DANIEL JOHNSTON When I was young and it was someone's birthday, I didn't have the money to buy nice presents... DAVID HENRIE Well, I met Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan in the space of 15 minutes. Frank Sinatra kissed me on the l... KATE MOSS I was really proactive in trying to heal my family. I wouldn't give up. My whole life was about ... SOPHIE B. HAWKINS I remember one time I wrote something very, very critical about Wilt Chamberlain. The next time I sa... FRANK DEFORD When I was a kid, I had this idea that I would have a beard when I got older. I thought it'd be ... ROSARIO DAWSON When I was 15, I begged my grandfather to give me this guitar he'd always had in the back of his... VALERIE JUNE I think Frank Ocean is a talented artist; I think he's created material that made me know his na... CURTIS JACKSON When people say the words 'singer-songwriter,' I think they have an image in their heads of ... GEORGE EZRA I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over. AARON TVEIT My father was an aspiring country singer and songwriter. He just didn't get that off that ground... RONNIE DUNN
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STEVE IRWIN My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion f... STEVE IRWIN I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm h... STEVE IRWIN I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents. HALE IRWIN I have the most beautiful souls in my life supporting me and helping me to follow my dreams. I love ... BINDI IRWIN We've always had the offense, it's just defensively we had to turn it up a little bit better. We hel... BETHANY IRWIN She wants to do what she has to do. I'm not afraid to throw her the ball if a guard's guarding her d... BETHANY IRWIN We were trying to delay it as much as we could. The longer we kept the ball at our end, the less the... BETHANY IRWIN Our district tries to give us games later, down the road, because all the other districts are still ... BETHANY IRWIN We had to set some screens. We set her a nice one on the baseline. When she came off that screen and... BETHANY IRWIN When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptom... IRWIN REDLENER I feel like I'm nothing without wildlife. They are the stars. I feel awkward without them. BINDI IRWIN The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potent... IRWIN REDLENER I live in a town called Beerwah, right in the middle of Australia Zoo. It's not hustle and bustl... BINDI IRWIN I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian. STEVE IRWIN I have friends who come to the Australia Zoo, and it's just, instead of playing video games, we ... BINDI IRWIN Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo culling... STEVE IRWIN My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders. STEVE IRWIN So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where th... STEVE IRWIN I don't want to see crocs end up as boots, bags and belts. We're killing and consuming our w... BINDI IRWIN I can't really explain what it's like to be in love, but I feel like it's being comforta... ASHTON IRWIN