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I was fresh out of drama school and had no idea what I was doing. They hustled me along and Bill Cos... MICHAEL WEATHERLY
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I didn't start drama school until I was 20, and I don't think I would have gotten nearly as ... BEN SCHNETZER As soon as I could talk, I was bellowing at the top of my lungs. My parents couldn't get over ho...
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BENNY BLANCO
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I had a sacred trust there and I let it go. I thought there was no way they could phase me out, and ... TED TURNER But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memor...
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What I wrote... wasn't crazy... or a bullshit... or nonsense... it was what I saw! DEYTH BANGER
I had no confidence at school. I was not a good student and I really thought I was pretty stupid. Ju... TOMMY HILFIGER I was faced with no job, my marriage had just ended, I had two children I had to take care of, my sc...
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WAYNE TAYLOR I had no interest or intention of ever writing music. I was a professional violinist in my 20s. I wa...
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Yves Saint Laurent was my first fashion show. I wore his tuxedo. And Helmut Newton was my first phot... JERRY HALL My mother was a beauty queen in her hey day. That's where I learnt a little about makeup and hai...
KYLIE BAX My first show was 'The King and I' when I was five.
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BRUCE ROBINSON
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'Cheers' was great. They paired me up with Shelley Long on this tiny bar set for the final a... TED DANSON
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I was on Instagram or something, and I checked my tagged photos, and I realized that suddenly they w... ALYCIA DEBNAM-CAREY Since I was from the theater, that's how I learned how to go through the process of being a char...
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I never ever wanted to change my sport... Figure skating was my outlet, it was my breath, it was how... JOHNNY WEIR The first book I could call mine, my first book, was a picture book, 'The Magic Monkey' - it...
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'Wonder Showzen' is one of my favorite shows of all time. When I first saw it, I thought it ... ERIC ANDRE My mom thought I might be good for voiceover. She thought I had a cute voice, so maybe I could do a ...
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JAMES BLUNT I remember my first show was a live TV show in Ireland, and I was just petrified. It was horrific.
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JENN SUHR I was told 'no' a lot when I first got to Nashville, but I'm pretty stubborn! That's...
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JOE POLLACK He said that my problem was that I was perfectly healthy and had the illusion that I would be able b...
JAMES C. COYNE If you want proof that 'Catfish' was real, just put me in an audition room and watch me fall...
NEV SCHULMAN When I performed at 'Open Mic U.K.' I had this connection with the audience that I'd nev...
BIRDY People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture...
DAN AUERBACH
Ray Harryhausen's 'Sinbad' picture was the first film I remember seeing. I was two years... WARREN SPECTOR When 'Twin Peaks' happened the first time, I was a stage actor in Seattle. I was called in f...
WENDY ROBIE
When I was six years old my friend was auditioning for 'Annie,' and I decided I wanted to au... JACQUELINE EMERSON When I was 20 years old, my mom flew me for my first Broadway audition for 'The Color Purple,...
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EDWARD BURNS
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KAREN SHEMONSKY
I'm very emotional. When I went through my first breakup, I thought it was the end of the world,... SELENA GOMEZ I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paint...
CHRIS STAPLETON 'Brisco' was the first show I created, and of course, at the time I had no idea what a speci...
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