Stephen Frears
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I started playing... RONALDINHO DAVID CASSIDY KARRIE WEBB MARTIN GARRIX GISELE BUNDCHEN I was raised in a little church, the Grundy Methodist Church, that was very straight-laced, but I ha... LEE SMITH When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my... DARREN FLUTIE MANU BENNETT IRVINE WELSH GERALDINE BROOKS My sisters were the coolest people I knew, and still are. I have always aspired to be like them and ... ROB SHEFFIELD He was certainly in a confused state. I used to go and visit him in Callan Park. They were really - ... ROBERT ADAMSON I have always loved music. My mom used to sing with my sister and I when I was younger, and I was in... RACHEL PLATTEN EMMA WATSON I am South African by birth, but because of my father's job, our family traveled a lot. While living... CHRIS RAINIER I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward... ASHTON EATON I used to cheerlead in high school, and I had the biggest crush on one of my teammates' brothers... JOSIE LOREN My brothers were staying at my house, so I hired them on to help me, ... You have to help people whe... LEE EVANS In the summer of 1964, my sister and I went to South Ballston, Virginia, to stay with my aunt and he... EDWARD P. JONES JOHN CHEEVER I used to collect hockey cards. It was like Vegas at my school. You'd go to school with your box... STEVE NASH My family were really happy for me that I'm going to such a big club as Manchester United. They ... ANTHONY MARTIAL GERARD WAY I was in the stands jumping up and down. Because, from my angle, it looked like he got in. I was che... ANDRE DYSON When I was a young boy, I used to gaze through the microscope of my father at the insects in amber t... HENDRIK POINAR Growing up, I wasn't allowed dolls, and my brothers weren't allowed guns. I inherited my bro... NATASCHA MCELHONE The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was g... ADEPERO ODUYE KHLOE KARDASHIAN BARRY SANDERS AMY POEHLER WILLIE AAMES ROBIN YOUNT When I was young, I used to wear a lot of wigs, and I was running on stage at a gig and tripped over... BONNIE TYLER I became famous so quickly and so young - it was daunting. I was immature and I used to say some rea... GARY NUMAN At school I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking. But the girls on TV looked similar... CANDICE SWANEPOEL JESSICA SIMPSON I came from a really musical family. I studied classical piano because my grandparents were piano te... AUDRA MCDONALD I was very young, and I was on vacation with my family, and there was a retrospective of old films, ... DARIO ARGENTO My father, I think he played percussion in high school. My mother played piano when she was very you... AARON DIEHL Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me, and the police were called. I w... ZHANG ZIYI It was working really well. I was hitting my spots with my fastball away. Those guys were kind of ta... JOSH CRIBB I used to go with my parents and loved it, I was in school plays, and I started reading plays before... PATRICK MARBER JESSICA SIMPSON I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in... DARCEY BUSSELL I loved to do sports when I was young. We were on a family holiday and went sailing. I just loved it... HANNAH MILLS DARELL HAMMOND When I first came back to go to church, my family told me not to discuss politics or my views there.... AMY MOORE I didn't go to bookshops to buy. That's a little bourgeois. I went because they were civilized place... JERRY PINTO ERIN RICHARDS YOGI BERRA CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS A big part of it was staying home with my family. I like Utah and I think it's a good place to live.... AUSTIN RAUGHT MEGHAN DAUM It was always such a joy going down the M40 to do my stint on The Archers. They were like a second f... LUCY DAVIS LUKE EVANS All my family back to the 1700s were water Gypsies. My brothers and me, we were the first ones to be... RONNIE WOOD When I was in school I used to prank my teachers all the time. But I was really, really nice. I love... CHRISETTE MICHELE KEVIN SPACEY STEPHEN FRY I had this funny family. At one end, they were breeding dogs in south-east London - for greyhound ra... MICHAEL MOORCOCK LIL UZI VERT While all the other kids were out playing ball and stuff, I used to stay in my room and imagine that... ANDY KAUFMAN Implants were something I thought I wanted when I was younger, and now I don't. It was hard bein... HEATHER MORRIS I loved my soap days. I really loved them. A Martinez and Marcy Walker taught me how to act, basical... ALLY WALKER I grew up and I was weaned on the Marx Brothers. They were sort of my all-time favorite. My parents ... JOSHUA MALINA I was very self-conscious about my body from a young age. At school, I played football and netball a... BRYONY SHAW Family is the foundation of everything. This is a family thing. I got my no-fear attitude from my br... HANNAH TETER I grew up celebrating the holidays with cousins, aunts and uncles. And I wanted that for my kids eve... GAYLE TOLCHIN WARREN BEATTY WINONA RYDER I always went to Ireland as a child. I remember trips to Dundalk, Wexford, Cork and Dublin. My gran ... VINNIE JONES It got to a point in life i let go of all the pointless people in my life, those who loved me, i sho... OLASOT Me and my brothers started a musical group early on, and we were playing in places where we really w... MACEO PARKER When I was at drama school, I was totally broke, and a lot of my mates had jobs and were financially... JAMES NESBITT I loved it. I wish they had it when my kids were in school, but mine are out. Oh yeah, I support it ... BECKY MCLESTER PHILIP ZIMBARDO DOUGLAS MACARTHUR They died hard, those savage men-like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, ... GEN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR MAISIE WILLIAMS
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At school my boobs were bigger than all my friends' and I was afraid to show them. Now, I feel t... 
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I always used to put on plays when I was younger for my family to watch, when I was 10 or something.... 
I liked St. Louis, when they were in the American League, because that was going home. I had all my ... 
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I was enamored of New York City intellectual life and was really into Philip Roth because I was rais... 
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