My Southern heritage is a big part of who I am. I grew up around people who seemed like characters but are actual, real people. My grandmother made sure I had manners and all that stuff.
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BONNIE ZACKSON KOURY I grew up in the East Village with a lot of old people in my building, and I'm not sure if they ... SARAH HYLAND That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those ... JAMES MCAVOY We are a community of layers of generations. In 1990, my parents were still in the house where I gre... LANA HALL I am especially grateful for the memory of my grandmother, Maria Petrovna, who was the family's good... ANDREI SAKHAROV My friends and the people who are close to me know what I am. And that is enough. JEANETTE WINTERSON There are people who hate themselves for too much love within them and not being able to let it flow... MD NAFIL I am human like everyone else. I am aware that there are people who look up to me. When mistakes are... VANESSA HUDGENS Hair is a huge part of who I am and what I obsess over - I've had long hair my entire life. RACHEL ZOE In my life I have had various health threats: polio, seizures, a brain aneurysm. 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