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CHRIS PRATT When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's ... ZELJKO IVANEK DAMIEN HIRST CARMEN ELECTRA MICHELLE PFEIFFER XAVIER DOLAN Television is such an evolving medium. When you're doing a TV show, it's not like you just s... CHRIS PRATT When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. Yo... D. A. PENNEBAKER It's a rare thing when you read a role and have this immediate ownership over it, you have this ... FRAN KRANZ When you're a dweeb, when you're really young, it stands out. But as everybody gets older an... CATHERINE JINKS Sometimes you think about the job that we, as actors, do. I take it very seriously, and I care very ... CHARLIE COX When you're doing what you love, it's not exhausting at all, actually. It's completely e... BILLY PORTER MICHAEL AZERRAD COREY TAYLOR OLIVIA HUSSEY JACK VANCE DIEGO LUNA Conflicts of interest' arise when you're not - when you're sneaky about it, when you'... SEAN SPICER HENRY SELICK If you're taking an antidepressant, it's working, and you're not experiencing side effec... IRVING KIRSCH SADE ADU Every day is different when I'm home, but mainly I just surf. There's no nightlife or shoppi... ALANA BLANCHARD HOWARD SCHULTZ ANDIE MACDOWELL You want to work with good people. When you're working with good people, it frees you up. There&... JAMES BADGE DALE DORIS LESSING It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON If you really want to be a music producer, stop watching 'Friends' when you get home from sc... AFROJACK RIHANNA It's a funny thing when you think you're dead. You're not terrified of it anymore. There... DAVID LANGE I think it's a tough road if you're a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, if you have a partner... ANGELA KINSEY It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt in... CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG Art imitates life. It's definitely helpful to feel that way. You feel that way when you're l... EMILY ROSE When you're acting, you're escaping and hiding behind something. It's cliched to say, bu... TAMSIN EGERTON When you're happy you don't always have to be laughing, and when you're sad you don'... FREDDIE HIGHMORE I think when you get on with the actors that you're working with, even if you do have really int... SAOIRSE RONAN MARILYN MANSON JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE CALVIN JOHNSON It's easy when you're working together to let work things overtake your life, when all you&#... ST. LUCIA I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring,... KACEY MUSGRAVES PAT BENATAR All you can do is really the prep work and make sure you're ready to hit each golf shot. Outside... RICKIE FOWLER I mean, it's fine when you're a kid and someone runs into the playground and goes, 'I... MAX IRONS CHRIS MARTIN EVE ENSLER Doing theater anywhere, especially in L.A., is a constant uphill battle, and there's also the un... 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