John Mellencamp
Related There no longer is a straight career path in the entertainment business. Actors want to be singers, ... LEEANN TWEEDEN It's not like I'm the first man ever to do this, y'know? You gotta go back to Nat King C... ICE CUBE There's a lot of people over time who have brought out all these funky records that everybody ha... AFRIKA BAMBAATAA There are a lot of guys out there who try to do parody, JIMMY BARON I used to kind of go for it, right? Like, I'd be the one who would say, 'All right, there... DAN COLEN I've got four or five records in my head at a time that I try to work on and I would like to do ... ANDY SUMMERS Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON LEE IACOCCA British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast o... JIM STURGESS I remember hanging out at Starbucks. There were these older guys who would sit around and play Crosb... LEON BRIDGES ANDY TAYLOR It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON EVANDER HOLYFIELD If you're doing something like 'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard, which has been done millions a... BEL POWLEY Hope and Crosby made seven 'Road' movies, starting in 1940 with 'Road to Singapore.'... FRANK OZ I'm reading scripts just like everybody else. Tin cup in hand, knocking on doors, trying to get ... D. J. COTRONA A lot of actors try to sabotage other actors, and that's sad because then you're never going... ERICA DURANCE It's really cool to be able to do both. I get a chance to be in this film with these amazing act... MAIKA MONROE Some of these kids are very skilled; we try to bring in all levels so that everybody can take a part... CAROLYN SCZEPANSKI These people who have everything at their disposal as far as cash and connections, I think they just... JASON MOLINA When Jimmie Johnson goes out early and finishes 35th, as he did Sunday, he can look at the cameras, ... KURT BUSCH I simplify the spices. I'm the same way as everybody else: if I look at a recipe and there's... AARTI SEQUEIRA WARREN ELLIS 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 made a decision when I started writing 'All is Song' to take the compliments I had for ... SAMANTHA HARVEY We're going to try to see if the front-line players are front-line players. We also want to look at ... JON GRUDEN LEE IACOCCA LEE IACOCCA SNOOP DOGG Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people... RITA COOLIDGE When we hear of people not surviving in this world it should make us more glad that we are alive .We... GARY F EVANS... Acting is a win-win situation. There is no risk involved. That's why I get tired of hearing acto... JOHN CORBETT I go to the gym a lot, and I see these guys, these young actors or models there, really punishing th... BRONSON PINCHOT We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put ou... STAN GETZ Everyone working on 'Tyrant' wants to present the world and the issues in it in an intellige... ADAM RAYNER We have to come together when one of our guys goes down, especially a leader, an older guy in the gr... BRAD EKWEREKWU One thing that did get me into a lot of different types of music was when I was very young, the loca... IMELDA MAY I try to keep cool out there. I know it's the first year for most of us, but it's the playoffs now. ... LENDYN DAVIS For people who believe that they can't do it, I hope I'm an inspiration to others to get out... SIMONE MANUEL DOLLY PARTON Something great about 'The Last Ship' is that it employs a lot of actors, and a lot of actor... JOHN PYPER-FERGUSON Often you get wonderful singers who maybe aren't as strong as actors, or you get wonderful actor... ALEXANDER HANSON It's a very promising team. It's going to make my job difficult, trying to place these guys and get ... CHAD EPPERSON I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked persona... SKITCH HENDERSON MICHAEL JORDAN RUBEN STUDDARD In practice, we try to simulate that stuff, but until you get out there against other guys, you try ... DAN HAHN For a number of years, I'd been around the kind of people who financed movies and the kind of pe... DAVID FINCHER When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an... MISSY ELLIOTT JOHN MELLENCAMP I wanted to stand out in my last year and go out on top. I try not to get too far ahead. I try to ge... ANDREW SAENZ No one else is entitled to these records, the businesses who try to get them are committing a kind o... MARK SIEGEL There's a lot of people over time who have brought out all these funky records that everybody has st... AFRIKA BAMBAATAA TODD RUNDGREN I used to get made fun of in the minor leagues. I'd be 0 for 2, and then in my last at-bat I'... MIKE TROUT STEVEN SPIELBERG In all, I was in 16 movies, including 'The Bishop's Wife' with Cary Grant, Loretta Young... KAROLYN GRIMES Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'caus... MASTER P When something happens, I always check myself and know it's going to go away. So be prepared for... JESSICA CHASTAIN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES RICK RUBIN ROBERT FISK You look at Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bob Seger. All they ever wanted to do was go out there and entert... EDDIE MONEY J. K. SIMMONS It's going to be a good match. ... The way I look at it, it's just another kid to wrestle. Don't wor... ANDREW DAHL We're doing it at night because there are a lot of businesses on that road, and there are a lot of p... MARK REED Just look at the messages today's media are sending everybody, from TV and commercials to actors and... EVAN RACHEL WOOD I try to always motivate young kids who want to be singers or actors or whatever it is they want to ... PRINCE ROYCE I used to listen to a lot of Bach on the radio, and when the basses started to sing, it made everyth... CHARLIE HADEN I'm kind of a dirty guy, a little Bill Laimbeer-ish. Those are the guys I used to watch growing ... KEVIN LOVE We don't try to make a specifically commercially approachable kind of record. We're just trying to m... JASON MOLINA PETE GALLEGO I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be... MATT HOLLIDAY ALLY CARTER I thought playing at Carolina would be a lot better and I went with it. Every time I get in there, I... DREW MARTIN HENRY ROLLINS Yes, I mean, I used to be into the big bulk thing, and that's why my legs look like those of a c... NANCY JOHNSON In the beginning, when I was doing my shows, I was incorporating a lot of Spanish, just trying to be... GABRIEL IGLESIAS KEVIN HART CHARLOTTE MCKINNEY You look at our game, you look at how many young guys are coming in: Crosby, Richards and Carter and... JAROME IGINLA PAUL SIMON ANDREW WILES I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll se... JEFFREY OSBORNE I'm going in and try to soak up as much knowledge from those guys. I know I'm going to have a great ... JAMAR WILLIAMS JEREMY ALLAIRE REBECCA PIDGEON STEVE AOKI Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get scr... MATTHEW GOODE SEAN BEAN I'm not one of these actors who can make a bad script good. Some actors, a script can be terribl... EDDIE MARSAN M. WARD I get bored at the theatre a lot because I notice that there's not always a connection between t... LUSIA STRUS BETHANY HAMILTON I used to do prank calls as these people and try to convince certain hoteliers that I was someone el... WILL TUDOR LAILAH GIFTY AKITA I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH Wow, I thought you were supposed to be this mean fighter that goes out there and knocks people out a... BRIAN VILLORIA 'Wow, I thought you were supposed to be this mean fighter that goes out there and knocks people out ... BRIAN VILLORIA
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I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It's a quick way to look like an idiot. 
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Try, try, and try again. Never stop trying. 
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Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving. 
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Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake? 
Written by a sponge dipped in warm milk and sprinkled with sugar. 
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