I'm happy that I have my family, and I'm happy that I had Virginia, where I grew up, to retreat to any time I felt overwhelmed. Whenever there were times when I felt like the rug was being pulled out from under me and I was floating in this crazy space, I would stop and go back to that neighborhood and realize nothing's changed, really.
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OLIVIA WILDE I always felt like the rug could be pulled out from under me at anytime. And coming from a racially ... MARIAH CAREY When I was in my 20s, I used to go crazy. I used to work out two or three hours a day, like cycling;... JUSTINA MACHADO I'm still Vanessa from the neighborhood. My parents own the shop, and I'm there all the time... VANESSA FERLITO When I was a model, everybody was scrutinising me and I felt I had to go to the gym because my figur... SAMANTHA FOX If they would have told me when I was just 18 that I was going to have a career that would last so l... ENRIQUE IGLESIAS I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I ... CAMILA CABELLO I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I w... JOEL SILVER I did my first professional play at 11, and there was really nothing else I ever dreamed of doing. I... ERIC JOHNSON If there's a theme to where I'm at in my life, it's that 'warts and all' is actu... MARTI NOXON I'm not at the point where I'd feel safe in a house alone. I would be really scared. I'm... BRITNEY SPEARS I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmo... PAUL SIMON I grew up with nothing, and I know that I don't need anything to be happy. We were wearing secon... LUKAS FORCHHAMMER There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' B... TOM ODELL As a kid, I was scared of losing my mind. In Terrell, Texas, where I grew up, there was a guy that w... JAMIE FOXX When it was over, I was so happy, I felt like crying. I wanted to win this one for Casey. After what... DON LARSEN In the middle of a play, I go crazy and don't realize what I'm doing. I'll snap back to ... BRIAN BOSWORTH As for 'Twin Peaks,' I'm happy to have been a part of something that was a success. The ... SHERILYN FENN I'm never going to forget Wellston. It's where I grew up. It's my heart and my pride. Th... BEN MCLEMORE When I realized I was depressed, then I started reading up about it. When I read that one in four pe... DEEPIKA PADUKONE I go back five generations in Jamaica. My dad grew up in Port Royal, and my mom grew up in Kingston.... DULE HILL I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company a... DAVID SCHWIMMER When I grew up, I saw the moon landing, and I was fascinated watching them as a child, and that'... RONALD D. MOORE I've had times where I've joked, like, 'I'm going to move to Vermont and become a pa... KATE MICUCCI It annoys me a little when people try to be positive when I don't play my best. I play to win. I... CAMILO VILLEGAS I'm never happy with my face, my hair, I haven't really got any boobs and I'm not really... ELLIE GOULDING When I got Jacob's Latter, I was nervous because I felt I wasn't allowed to fail. I felt tha... ELIZABETH PENA I'm a huge fan of a lot of different genres of music, and I really felt like somehow I had been ... KATHLEEN EDWARDS I do have a nickname with my family; I'm called Snappy, because I do get to be a bit snippy at t... ELIZA COUPE I'm a gay man who came out when I was 10 years old, and there's nothing in my life that I... SAM SMITH I'm the weirdo. There have been multitudes of times in my career where I could have taken an eas... CHRIS ROBINSON I'm a pretty big dork. It's crazy. I'm one of those people who grew up with all kinds of... ANNA KENDRICK I'm really happy to be me, and I'd like to think people like me more because I'm happy w... ADELE When I'm focusing on what's important to God, I live differently. I invest my time differently. CRAIG GROESCHEL There was a time when I just felt like a superwoman. I was like, 'I got Jesus! I ain't afrai... TASHA SMITH When it comes to working out, I really don't like the gym. I go because I have to, but I'm u... 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The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're... DAVE GROHL It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm w... DAVE GROHL I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake do... DAVE GROHL There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage. ... DAVE GROHL My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survive... DAVE GROHL Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down. DAVE GROHL Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument - learning to do your craft - that'... DAVE GROHL My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener. DAVE GROHL I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started. 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