I've had a lot of girls reach out to me about struggling with body image. I've only been able to write back to a few of them, but I've been able to write and have correspondence with a few of them and really talk about what I think they should do or if I think they should ask for help.
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Related I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I th... ACE FREHLEY I think when you're a fan of music - at least the way I've been a fan to artists that have r... MATISYAHU If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Gra... MIKE KRZYZEWSKI I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what... JAMIE CULLUM With relationships, I've been through a lot of different situations with different people, and I... KAT DAHLIA Writing itself is a dream. There are days of self doubt and deadlines and wondering how you're g... GRAHAM BROWN People frequently ask me if adverse criticism bothers me. I've had a lot of it, and I have been ... WARREN GILES I've never had any problem with criticism. I've given a lot, and I've copped a lot. But ... JOAN KIRNER I've gotten a lot of livid letters about the awfulness of my work. I've never known what to ... LYNDA BARRY I've owned 41 airplanes. A few of them would talk with me. This little seaplane, though, we'... RICHARD BACH I've been misquoted a lot, and there's this tendency for people to put on to you how they th... MAURA TIERNEY For years I've wanted to write about the Australian countryside, but, like most Australians, I... KATE GRENVILLE I've been hit hard a few times, been hit really hard a few times, but I don't think I've... STEVE YZERMAN For myself, anyway, I think that recurring has been such a gift, because I've been able to work ... JESSALYN GILSIG Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have... E. B. WHITE I don't have the life of a famous person. But I do feel like I've been able to connect with ... ANN BRASHARES I've been really very fortunate with the men I've been involved with. They've always rea... GLORIA VANDERBILT I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we al... ADRIANA LIMA I've gotten to wear such beautiful clothes and had such a variety and it's just been so nice... LEIGHTON MEESTER I'm lucky I've been able to spend a lot of time with my family. JAMES FOX I've never had a body issue; I've never had a self-confidence issue, and there's been ve... ZENDAYA I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek. GWEN STEFANI I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never conside... ROBIN WRIGHT I've worked with multiple directors throughout the 'Saw' series with a lot of conversati... TOBIN BELL I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from the... ABIGAIL BRESLIN I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something... MACAULAY CULKIN Yes, actually ever since I saw his films and tried to write about them, Sirk's been in everythin... RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER I've never been pigeonholed and I've experienced so many different kinds of skin - what man ... RON PERLMAN I'm training at Phase 1 Sports in Las Vegas, and it's a very high-end training facility for ... MIESHA TATE I've had those people very interested in my writing. Since I think of myself as a composer, I fe... ORNETTE COLEMAN I enjoy the Web site a lot and I like being able to talk to my readers. I've always had a very c... ANNE RICE There's no master plan; I'm just going with what I'm inspired to do and what I get asked... NAT WOLFF I've had hundreds of challenges at Traveller gatherings. They get a few beers in them, and they ... TYSON FURY I have always actually been with and attracted to very strong women, and I think I've learned a ... CAITLYN JENNER I've never been interested enough to have a career trajectory. I've never had any ambition o... JOANNA LUMLEY Ever since I've been young I've been fascinated by the human body. I've written songs ab... ELLIE GOULDING The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think ... PADDY CONSIDINE But I've always liked to be the kind of drummer and musician who likes to go outside of what'... MATT CAMERON Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was temp... SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Listen, I've been pretty fortunate. And if I've been underrated, it's actually been some... BRAD PITT For me, I've always wanted to be a nun. I mean, I think about what it's like to be a nun. An... KATE MICUCCI I have to have everything. I have to have iPads. I've had I think every generation of iPod. I... KRISTIAN NAIRN I've been interested in dreams since I as a kid and I've wanted to do a film about them for ... CHRISTOPHER NOLAN What I learned was that celebrities come to me with a preconceived notion. They think I'm fun, o... VICKI LAWRENCE I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I've been cast. BEN WHISHAW I suppose I have played a lot of put-upon women, but it's never bothered me. They've never b... OLIVIA COLMAN I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different ... HOLLY HOLM If I could write directly on a typewriter or a computer, I would do it. But keyboards have always in... PAUL AUSTER I've been learning a lot about how to make a martini and all the variations that you can have wi... STEPHANIE SIGMAN I've been a model for 15 years, and I've been on 'Top Chef' for eight seasons, and b... PADMA LAKSHMI I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I do... A. S. BYATT I've never been pushy. People have said I should have been, more, but I'm not sure. I've... JOHN HURT I've been influenced by a lot of films. And a lot of them are the typical interesting, artsy fil... PATTY JENKINS I write a lot in my head. I've never been driven to write things down. EDWARD P. JONES I don't really think of myself as a heartthrob. I've got a lot of brothers, and there's ... ROSS LYNCH I've been writing for a long time, and I've loved comic books for a long time - forever - bu... YURI LOWENTHAL I've been through a lot of situations with women and if I can help someone else avoid the pitfal... MAYER HAWTHORNE I can't tell you how many times I've had conversations with politicians who've done some... GAIL COLLINS I still have a lot of military contacts, and friends and readers who've served or are serving, a... KAREN TRAVISS I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time stu... DAN BROWN I really like the Observer. I think I'd love to have a column with a broad reach that would enab... TOBY YOUNG I've always been really nationalistic, and I had a brother killed in Korea. And I think the '... JERRY WEST I've never been able to control my public image. ERICA JONG I've had many incidents in my life of racism. I've been thrown on the ground. I've been ... FOREST WHITAKER I don't really think about what's 'age appropriate' for my audience because I think ... VERONICA ROTH For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland ... RUFUS WAINWRIGHT I was pretty happy with how my career had gone, mainly because of the enormous freedom I've had ... KAREN JOY FOWLER With songs, I've always pledged to be honest. I write my songs because I've lived them. KATY PERRY I think I have music in me! I had a scholarship to study singing at one point, and I've never re... GARRET DILLAHUNT I've always tended to write comedy, but I'd hate to just write some kind of sitcom or a ligh... DAVID THEWLIS I've been acting for 15 years now, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about 't... TOM ELLIS There aren't as many roles, and I think there's a lack of openness in casting an Asian chara... KIMIKO GLENN I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. T... SAFFRON BURROWS I guess I've grown to admire Queen Elizabeth II more. I've always struggled with my feelings... SAMUEL BARNETT I still feel like I've got a lot of great football in front of me and the way that I've take... AARON RODGERS I think a lot of the people who write about me think that if they had to write fewer interviews then... JAY MCINERNEY I've never been specifically attached to westerns, but there are those I like - one of the best ... MADS MIKKELSEN I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you c... LARRY THE CABLE GUY People are always asking me in interviews, 'What do you think of foreign affairs?' I just sa... DOLLY PARTON I'm kind of proud of myself. I've been able to keep a certain grace about me, even in the ti... PAMELA ANDERSON I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me. KURT COBAIN I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would'v... WINONA RYDER I think about the characters I've created and then I sit down and start typing and see what they... TOM CLANCY I use the word 'passion' a lot when I talk to young people. In every pursuit I've been o... CHARLES SCHWAB A lot of directors don't know what they want to do. Every director I've seen that was a good... JOHN MILIUS I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what p... CAROL BURNETT I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played... DANIEL SUNJATA I've always felt like I've had the ability to choose which roles I was going to play. I don&... BRIE LARSON I spent a lot of time protecting myself. I mean, I've met a lot of extraordinary people over the... DIANE KEATON I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning... KIRI TE KANAWA I was almost tragically shy, like, clinically. I should've been admitted somewhere. I think my p... JOELLE CARTER With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to w... RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH He was somebody who made me think, I suppose, about the contemplative life. I've always been a c... DEREK JACOBI I think about the characters I've created, and then I sit down and start typing and see what the... TOM CLANCY Presumptuous for me to say, but at least - at a minimum - I've been able to influence the direct... JOE BIDEN I'm really happy with everything that I've been fortunate enough to do and with the creative... ERIN WASSON I've had a career that is kind of under the radar, but it sure is varied, and I've been so b... BILL PAXTON Well, I've done a lot of strips since I've been here about Zippy and me being in Connecticut... BILL GRIFFITH There's a few times in the past when I wrote a song, and I put the words together, and they were... JUSTIN VERNON Wherever I've been, and I've been to over 20, maybe 25, countries in Africa, I've notice... BUNKER ROY
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