Edward M. Lerner
Related DEYTH BANGER I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES DEYTH BANGER You know what I'm intrigued by? Like, space and wormholes and Stephen Hawking's theories and... PEACHES GELDOF I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I thin... LESLEY GORE NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB DARREN ARONOFSKY BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD I personally see myself as a musician in the first place. You know, I don't want to say I will b... ZEDD I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL ED SHEERAN BURT BACHARACH You do it for the highs, when you're totally engrossed and everything's flowing and whatever... GREG RUSEDSKI NANCY WERLIN What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 year... RANDY NEWMAN RAY LEWIS KEITH HARING MING XI As a producer you have creative control, and that's what is so exciting about it. At the end of ... TERESA PALMER I never had a boss in my whole life. I've totally destroyed anybody's ability to tell me wha... DAVID H. MURDOCK MARIA SHRIVER At first I was a bit indignant about it, and then I realised, 'No, that's what people want, ... JULIA ORMOND JONATHAN HAIDT I guess that's just the life of an inventor: what people do with your ideas takes you totally by... STEPHANIE KWOLEK DAVID DINKINS We're actually doing something scripted that's totally, you know, we kind of know what's... JOSH HOLLOWAY I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON I'm still learning, and that's what life is about. CARY ELWES It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am. PETER O'TOOLE LARRY GELBART I try to write 1,000 words. Some people say it's not about the quantity but about the quality. I... NATHANIEL RICH ADELE BOB EDWARDS SALMAN RUSHDIE A lot of my work is about equalizing things and kind of destroying any barrier between what's hi... DAN COLEN Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever ... BEN HARPER I'm just drawing it now. It's totally revolting. I'm sure you'll love it. EDDIE CAMPBELL I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totall... RAEKWON SAMANTHA MORTON I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I always reference 'Mad Max' when I think about what I want to wear. But it's a fine lin... JULIAN CASABLANCAS Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing? EVAN HUNTER I'm a father and I'm a husband and I care about what's happening on our streets. GABRIEL E. GOMEZ There are certain things I don't want to joke about. If it's about somebody else, it's f... GILBERT GOTTFRIED I'm not totally sure what I want to be doing, but it's so fun to be on 'SNL' because... VANESSA BAYER KATHERINE RYAN ALBER ELBAZ Harrison Ford comes on set, and he's very polite and says, 'Hello' to everyone. He cares... LIAM HEMSWORTH AUBREY PEEPLES ASAP ROCKY STERLING K. BROWN I will tell you that I'm a bit of a snob. I love film, and I would like to work in film, and I&#... KELLY MASTERSON My dad could be beyond brilliant but totally introverted. If we're talking about computers, he&#... ALESSANDRA TORRESANI Some people are fascinated by what they know, and some are fascinated by what they don't know. I... WAYNE MCGREGOR If there's anything about longevity in television, it's about knowing what to take and what ... ANNE ROBINSON OMAR SHARIF When we meet, I'm interested and I'm curious about what he's doing because he's burn... ROSARIO DAWSON I've been reading 'The Sisterhood,' and I love the author Bobbie Houston and what she... 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KEVIN DURANT ZOOEY DESCHANEL I'm a pretty easygoing person, and it bleeds into the music. Even if I'm writing the most pe... MAC DEMARCO DENNIS MILLER I find that very appealing: the blurring of the lines between what's funny and what's tragic... RACHEL JOYCE J. K. ROWLING MARTIN SCORSESE GAIL DEVERS CASSANDRA CLARE TONY DUNGY We don't think about pilgrimage in this country. We don't think about meditation. The idea o... EMILIO ESTEVEZ Remember the words of Chairman Mao: 'It's always darkest before it's totally black.'... JOHN MCCAIN The word's out: I'm a woman, and I'm going to have trouble backing off on that. I am wha... ELIZABETH WARREN With thrillers, there's such a fine line between what's good and what's cheesy and corny... OLIVIA D'ABO Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but... 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