LZ Granderson
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ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL KAREN FINERMAN MAYA ANGELOU STEPHENIE MEYER I'd heard stories about business managers who lost their client's money. My feeling was that... WAYNE ROGERS You can't do psychological thrillers. There's no audience. I've heard this. I've hea... ERIQ LA SALLE I'm very lucky because I don't half get some juicy jobs. But I can't tell you the number... LESLEY MANVILLE BO BURNHAM GRAHAM NASH I was brought up with old-fashioned values. I wasn't allowed to have a boyfriend until I finishe... IMELDA MAY It's possible that we could change a human gene and double our life span. I don't know if th... CYNTHIA KENYON TAYLOR LAUTNER TREVOR NOAH Kids will keep it real. If I've ever had in my life a great anchor, it's them. They get in y... LIONEL RICHIE I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pre... TOM PERROTTA Some years ago, I fired my agent, Andrew Wylie, alias The Jackal. I want to stress this wasn't a... 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I haven't always been there for my children... HENNING MANKELL AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN A lot of people assume I have a great hat collection, but kids steal my hats at every show. I've... MAC DEMARCO I'm a Golden Globe nominee, yes. It's very nice. It's a very nice thing, but I kind of t... PATRICK MARBER When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was ab... VICTOR CRUZ I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going... RANDEE HELLER ALAN BENNETT FERGIE At one stage, I didn't have any money, so I slept on the streets for a few nights. It wasn't... KERRY STOKES SHY GLIZZY MIKE DITKA
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