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I did a lot of things that were deliberate, and they all backfired. I was trying desp... DAX SHEPARD I remember when I first met Jason Reitman with the 'Whiplash' script; he quickly became a me... DAMIEN CHAZELLE Ever since 'Star Wars,' there was a rash of how a movie was made. I remember that as a kid. ... PATRICK LUSSIER I have done many movies that people hadn't seen. 'The Fountain,' I spent a year on that.... HUGH JACKMAN It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm goin... BETHANY HAMILTON I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that the... SAM WORTHINGTON The best parenting advice I actually got was from Shane McMahon. He was great with me when Brie was ... DANIEL BRYAN The success of 'The Celebration' was like a hand grenade exploding in my face. It suddenly g... THOMAS VINTERBERG Herbals have a really direct connection to the healing process. They are closer to what nature provi... DR. NANCY UTTER My first performance was in second grade with my friend Rodney Fisher, and we worked up versions of ... LYLE LOVETT Miracles... seem to me to rest not so much upon... healing power coming suddenly near us from afar b... WILLA CATHER I love sharing my story. It's endlessly healing. BEN VEREEN People had this image of the Jacksons as the perfect American family and I destroyed that image. But... LATOYA JACKSON It's funny because I remember when I came to the U.S. with 'Swimming Pool,' the movie di... LUDIVINE SAGNIER I think, for me, the only real value to fame, stuff like that, is that you can then have a lot more ... ALDEN EHRENREICH 'Animal House' was my first movie, so I didn't have anything to compare it to. I was a s... KEVIN BACON When I was a kid, I was into psychological thrillers. When I was 12, my favorite movie was 'Thir... LEVEN RAMBIN It's a funny thing: You want so badly for people to see what you do - you're proud of it - a... KRISTEN STEWART Nothing was planned in my career. I just went with the flow and took everything that came to me. Sel... BOMAN IRANI When I first heard that they were going to make 'Beauty and the Beast' at Disney, I was like... BYRON HOWARD We didn't have movies in this little mining town. When I was 12 my mom took me to New York and I... MARGOT KIDDER Some people see scars, and it is wounding they remember. To me they are proof of the fact that there... LINDA HOGAN It is important for me to focus on positive actions taken to heal instead of beating myself up over ... SHARON E. RAINEY Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful... FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK I felt like all of the American people did not believe me because of the things that were said about... PAULA JONES In Doctrine and Covenants section five is says that those who believe in the word will be born again... ALEX BAUGH It gave me an opportunity to see what was going on with recruiting. Once he came through and let eve... CASAAN BREEDEN This was my moment to look for the kind of healing and peace that can only come from solitude. ELIZABETH GILBERT It's a confidence booster for me to be known as a female who can take on any action, which is ni... RACHEL NICHOLS Even though I grew up in L.A., no one in my family was in the movie industry. I've always felt w... ALDEN EHRENREICH Ten years ago, I still feared loss enough to abandon myself in order to keep things stable. I'd ... MARTHA BECK My goal was not to blame but to acknowledge, remember and renew. Activism in art has a negative conn... WILL SNYDER Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care. JERRY CANTRELL People ask me, 'Is being a parent the be-all, end-all?' And I say, 'Oh, it definitely is... MELISSA ETHERIDGE Critics can be harsh and I think it's going to take me a long time to make people see what I hav... DIANE KRUGER My perception of making a movie before I started making movies was that it would be like 'Spy Ki... KATIE CHANG 'The Voice' gave me the exposure that YouTube was never able to provide for me, just because... CHRISTINA GRIMMIE I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I go... ADAM BEACH Fortunately for me I was able to do well here, and it really did great things for my career and now ... LATRELL SPREWELL I have to do popcorn for movies. I can do more important things for television. You're going dow... DAVID L. WOLPER I was a very interested arts student, I was always into that part of school and when I got into high... ICE CUBE Being able to live my life transparently does empower me to feel like I can be myself more. It's... NEIL PATRICK HARRIS 38. “A wet bird never flies at night.” (My grandfather said that to me when I was a child and wa... JAMES C. DOBSON There's room for everyone, and everyone is wanted and needed. Whoopi showed me that. When I firs... ANNA DIOP It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more ... THOMAS MERTON It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more ... THOMAS MERTON The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous jo... STEVE BUSCEMI I'd like to produce. I'd like to come up with ideas and collaborate with people and director... EMMA STONE It was very frustrating to me to have people break in and destroy the things that we did have. I gue... GWEN FERGUSON People know what they're getting with me. It's part and parcel of football that people want ... JERMAIN DEFOE The things I see now on TV and in movies are so outlandish. Kids doing rude things with pies! And th... SID CAESAR I am fully committed to Hannah Montana. It's what gave me this amazing opportunity to reach out ... MILEY CYRUS People always come up to me now and say, 'Watchmen' is the best superhero movie ever made.... ZACK SNYDER I think when I was about 12 or 13, my dad started taking me out to the local golf course, and that... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE See, the thing that bothers me with young actors, young actors of color specifically, is that they s... JAMES AVERY It had never occurred to me that my colour - or lack of it - was an issue for some people, but then ... SHARI SEBBENS It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movi... MICHAEL PATRICK JANN For if life had taught her anything, it was that healing and peace can begin only with acknowledgmen... SUSAN ABULHAWA I watch for emergent technologies and pay attention to what people say they'll be good for, then... WILLIAM GIBSON That movie, for all of the tragedy of what happened during the making of it, clearly shows that what... CHARLES ROVEN I stole a ton of film language from Steven Soderbergh and 'The Limey.' It's the definiti... SHANE CARRUTH I was filled with angst all the time, but when it came down to it, I dove into what was in front of ... JANE LYNCH I remember my wife wanted me to go see 'Contagion,' and I was like, 'Oh my God, why woul... STEVE CARELL I'd never taken a job purely for money - I felt that would kill me - but I was afraid that I was... MARK RUFFALO I love the idea of making movies that kids and adults can go to together and both get something out ... ROB REINER I always tell people there's some kind of wall that you have to break through to see the beauty ... KING TUFF The way I was grew up gave me a slight fearlessness and a sense of independence. There are things ab... SAM TAYLOR-JOHNSON I don't like 3D movies that have things popping out of the screen. 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KIRBY LARSON My bounce-around life had taught me that dreams were dangerous things - they look solid in your mind... KIRBY LARSON The lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than crops, more to Golden Rule... KIRBY LARSON Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd preferred to talk. DOUG LARSON Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. DOUG LARSON The sinking of the Lusitania wasn't the proximal cause for the U.S. entering WWI. It was almost ... ERIK LARSON 'The Devil in the White City' - the 'White City' was the nickname for the World'... ERIK LARSON Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they wer... DOUG LARSON Humans have changed ecosystems more rapidly and extensively than in any comparable period of time in... GARY LARSON When I'm in New York, I have, like probably everybody else in Manhattan, a white-noise generator... ERIK LARSON I'm often associated with parallel narratives or dual narratives. The 'Devil in the White Ci... ERIK LARSON It took only 50 years for movies to go from silent to unspeakable. DOUG LARSON If I'd been living in Berlin in 1933-34, could I possibly have foreseen the Holocaust and all th... ERIK LARSON The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate DOUG LARSON We want to make sure the launch and recovery are absolutely flawless. JERRY LARSON