When I heard she was working with L.A. and Benny I was (thrilled). L.A. has an amazing track record and this deal gave Mariah a great support system.
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LAMAR ODOM I was imagining a long life of being a stone cold loser. Then I got a job, which was really nice, th...
MACKENZIE DAVIS I worked with my son when he was much younger; we did L.A. Law together, where I played his father a...
RENE AUBERJONOIS When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.
RYAN TEDDER I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music.
SKYLAR GREY The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience.
LUKE EVANS 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 I was in L.A. having dinner with a guy I'd known in high school,
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IAN GOMEZ Every station I was at, I never said goodbye - when I was in Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, Oakland, a...
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AARON PAUL I'm the one who started redevelopment in South Los Angeles, not Jan Perry. I did it. I love Jan....
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JESSICA MAUBOY Nicole showed up to meet me in an airport once wearing a sweatsuit, with a leopard-print neck pillow...
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MAHERSHALA ALI I grew up in the Ukraine 'til I was about 7, and then I moved to L.A.
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ELIZABETH OLSEN It was very L.A., Sunset Strip hair metal. It was a very callow record company attempt to fit her in...
CRAIG MARKS In 1983, I was working at an art gallery in Los Angeles and going to film school at Los Angeles City...
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BLAIR UNDERWOOD I came to L.A. when I was 19, and my two roommates were blue-eyed, blond dudes. I helped coach them,...
MICHAEL PENA 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 Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody e...
ISSA RAE I don't mean this grandly, but it was never my intention to live in L.A. and do a big network sh...
DAMIAN LEWIS Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general.
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LARRY DRAKE We had to shoot the Last Splash dance scene, and that was the song that was playing. So we probably ...
EMMA ROBERTS I've driven in L.A. probably three times. I'm a slug in L.A.
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JORDAN GAVARIS When I was seven, I had been very vocal about wanting to be an actor. And my mom decided that we wou...
BRIE LARSON Once I moved to L.A., there was a dark moment of trying to keep up with the girls I thought were pre...
AMY ADAMS 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 moved to L.A. after my landlord in Brooklyn tripled my rent. I spent months looking for other plac...
DAVE SITEK I entered at an interesting time, after the L.A. riots, when the field was in crisis. A lot of the m...
JEFF CHANG The deal is being well received because Fox has a great track record of box-office successes, a grea...
LARRY PETRELLA The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was look...
WAYNE GRETZKY I love the novels of Didion and Bret Ellis and consider them L.A. writers because they write about L...
RACHEL KUSHNER In Miami, I was studying improv as well as acting. Improv is a great tool to have, just for the come...
BLAKE JENNER Pat Phoenix kept that amazing sassy look. I always wonder, was that because she was thrilled with th...
CELIA IMRIE Sinatra invited me once to his birthday party in L.A. I was young, and I felt great about it. But wh...
TONY BENNETT I blew into L.A. streaking down the freeway, the song "L.A. Woman" blasting out of the car speakers,...
JIM CHERRY It was a deal where she was coming through town on her first record and still traveling without a ba...
JACK ROBERTS When I was young kid, I used to watch Jack Benny, and I thought the minimal aspect of what he did wa...
JEFFREY TAMBOR He's a terrific writer with a great track record and a great idea. And (Alaska) is an untapped arena...
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BRITT ROBERTSON Since I've finished Athens and then of course worlds in L.A. (where she won gold in the 3000 metre p...
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JAMES THORPE I think I'm most excited about traveling and shooting and spending time in L.A. I have a great t...
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KEVIN RAHM I came to L.A. with confidence in my craft, and I was very offended when I didn't get a part. It...
ZOE MCLELLAN I was thrilled when she asked me to do it.
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LAURA SPENCER I enjoy working with Melissa a great deal. We're always looking for projects to do together. I w...
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YARA SHAHIDI Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge h...
CHARLIE KIMBALL I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
RACHELLE LEFEVRE When he brought it to me four years ago, Rodney King had just arrived, I was involved in the clean-u...
KATHRYN BIGELOW I didn't take the typical path and go to college after high school. Instead, I saved up money fr...
DIANNA AGRON I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an exce...
LILY JAMES My entire personality changes when I'm in L.A.
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Never with our footsteps
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