Amy Adams
Related ALBERT BROOKS Once I moved to London I thought it was unbeatable. I work a lot in L.A. and love it, but would neve... BRUNO TONIOLI I moved to Dallas in 1975 and stayed there until 1980. That's when I decided it was time to move... LARRY DRAKE L.A. can be pretty insane because there's so much show business here, but I also know a lot of k... MATT WALSH 'Entourage' is a staple L.A.-based show, and people say it's pretty real, and I thought ... PAULY SHORE FLEA ERIC ANDRE There are comics in L.A. doing impressions, and the first thing they do is hunch over and then start... AL MADRIGAL You know, I've always wanted to do dramas. When I moved to L.A., that was my dream, because I ne... SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT I think L.A. has got a great lifestyle, but I love New York. You couldn't do 'Broad City'... DARREN STAR AARON PAUL I didn't like school. I was pretty much daydreaming all the time. I would be in the back of the ... 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All I can tell you is this: I'm trying to keep my... DAVE CHECKETTS RYAN TEDDER One of the first records I bought for myself was a Keith Whitley record. I still love the 'L.A. ... CHRIS YOUNG Toronto is actually way more fast-paced than L.A. - I find the fast-paced nature of Toronto a bit ob... JORDAN GAVARIS I live in L.A. and I do have wonderful friends; I moved there when I was 19 so I developed a close k... ADELAIDE CLEMENS I think L.A. is underrated, and I love L.A., and I was born in California. But I'm pretty sure N... ALAN YANG MATTHEW PERRY JOYCE GIRAUD I went through so many phases because I moved schools a lot. I grew up primarily in Connecticut, but... MAMIE GUMMER There are a lot of very flamboyant and outlandish people and attention-seekers in L.A., and I think ... ROMAN COPPOLA I once saw a picture in the paper of John Hegley with 'poet' written on his knuckles, and I ... JON MCGREGOR I love L.A., but I don't live there. I spent some time there when I was recording 'Kaleidosc... TIESTO I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's reall... TESSA THOMPSON I think there is something about L.A., fortunately: once you get one role people think, 'Oh well... BELLA HEATHCOTE JOSH DUHAMEL People always think actors are really 'out there,' so you wouldn't have me pegged as one... TALIA BALSAM I thought I'd throw down a bit of the east L.A. thing. PATRICIA ARQUETTE BILL KURTIS There's this accent that I think everybody has when they grow up going to an international schoo... DANIELA RUAH TAYLOR LAUTNER I don't do the whole L.A. nightlife thing. MICHAEL SHEEN He's such a great dog. I never thought I was going to be a weird dog person, because there are a lot... DANNY PINO That's the biggest shame there is, that L.A. doesn't have a team. I was a big fan of the L.A... ERIC BRAEDEN I really enjoy being outside in L.A. because it's so warm and sunny. MERRITT PATTERSON At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is grea... ROBBIE ROBERTSON I was going to fight for what I wanted first, and that was being in L.A. and being a Laker. L.A. was... LAMAR ODOM DALLAS ROBERTS I don't consider Los Angeles home anymore; ultimately, it was pretty negative, but I did spend m... PATRICK DEWITT DIANNA AGRON KELLAN LUTZ I went up for the first time when I was 18. It's a great place - I love L.A.; I mean, in Ireland... JACK REYNOR You know a lot of times you'll find girls in a club are jaded to the other girls in the club. Th... WILLA FORD LAKE BELL I'm involved in Project ALS which is trying to get money for stem cell research. That's one ... GINA GERSHON I started once a week in North Carolina at a pub called Charlie Goodnight and met a lot of comics th... RETTA Let's be honest, L.A. is not a bad place to live. There are some crazy people there, but I tend ... EVE MYLES Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that th... LANGHORNE SLIM I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music. SKYLAR GREY I blew into L.A. streaking down the freeway, the song "L.A. Woman" blasting out of the car speakers,... JIM CHERRY SAM ROCKWELL I moved to L.A. after my landlord in Brooklyn tripled my rent. I spent months looking for other plac... DAVE SITEK LEONA LEWIS What I love about L.A. is that people say they're going for a hike, which just means a walk. It&... LUCY PUNCH I moved to L.A. right out of high school, but not to act. I think I chose it because it was on the s... CAM GIGANDET We were all trying to put the package back together, because it was dismantled in L.A.. That wasn't ... BEV SMITH I did some pretty embarrassing modeling, like catalogs and QVC. I know there's probably a stereo... WHITNEY CUMMINGS I hope it's always going to be a mix between theatre, film and radio. I've been very lucky l... SAMUEL BARNETT VIDAL SASSOON I thought I was special until I realised the offer of free rides were not exclusive to one ABDESSLEM KHALIL When I graduated from college in early 2010, I decided that I needed to create a calling card, some ... ALLISON WILLIAMS With L.A. it's like, yeah, there's Death Row and whatever. But I always wanted to know what ... TY DOLLA SIGN TRAVIS SCOTT I made sure that instead of people making fun of me, like every comedian probably says, I made fun o... ELIZA COUPE YARA SHAHIDI I was afraid of Korean food when I moved to L.A., let alone sushi. I remember thinking either sink o... PARVESH CHEENA At a party in L.A., I met this middle-aged gentleman who I was talking to for ages when I asked, ... ELLIOT COWAN STEVE MARTIN DOMINIC MONAGHAN When I first got to L.A., I thought every person in a limo was a star. MADCHEN AMICK L.A.'s a great city in a lot of ways. There's a lot of great weather here. I know some good ... TAHMOH PENIKETT I thought it was pretty good to be mentioned in a big paper, so I decided to keep the nickname. DICK LANE I didn't go to L.A. because I wanted to move to California. I went to L.A. to work as an actor. BRYAN GREENBERG GABRIEL MANN YARA SHAHIDI I'm constantly dodging people in L.A. There are some people I don't ever wanna see again, bu... JENNY LEWIS I love tennis. I've played it my whole life. Loved it since the age of three. I had an injury, s... DAVID WALTON I'm pretty good with talking to girls if I have an introduction, but I'm the worst at trying... BRYAN GREENBERG The funny thing is, the girls that I'm always up against for roles are pretty nice and cool, lik... AMANDA SEYFRIED JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL JOHN CUSACK My intent was to go to law school... And then what I realised quickly is what I wanted was to be on ... KEVIN RAHM Comedy is such a vulnerable thing. With drama, you're not trying to make someone cry. If you do,... HARLEY QUINN SMITH I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan. MALCOLM DAVID KELLEY In L.A., you tend to see a lot of people do very bizarre things. I love it. NATASHA LEGGERO Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed! I ARE My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 ye... DAMON WAYANS, JR. JEFF DUNHAM ALDEN EHRENREICH
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