When I tell my American counterparts that my budget was $200,000 per episode, they burst out laughing. To us that's a big production, to them it's a guerrilla shoot.
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Related My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a b... GABBY DOUGLAS When I was young and it was someone's birthday, I didn't have the money to buy nice presents... DAVID HENRIE I was a big fan of Raven Symone, when 'That's So Raven' was out. I used to say, 'Oh ... IMANI HAKIM When my agent told me I had an audition for 'Friar Tuck,' I burst out laughing. It actually ... DAVID HAREWOOD If we get to shoot the third one, which I'm really hoping we do, the third one's great. Ther... LIAM HEMSWORTH I was thinking about it: so many of my stories are about my family life, not about being related to ... CARLENE CARTER It's usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right fra... ELLIE GOULDING I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT My dad's a Republican. My dad's my mentor. When I was 18 or whatever it was and I decided to... PATRICK MURPHY I always tell my family - and they laugh about it - but someday, I will write a vegetarian book. My ... GUY FIERI I remember when I did 'Mrityudand' there was this big hoo-ha, and people were asking me why ... MADHURI DIXIT I was a big fan of Aaliyah's. Growing up, my mom was a big fan of her music. When I grew to have... ALEXANDRA SHIPP This is going to sound weird, but when I was a kid my old man used to tell us that he was a Sioux In... MARC FORGIONE You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN That's the great thing about New Year's, you get to be a year older. For me, that wasn't... ALAN KING When I eat cilantro, it's like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, e... AMBER ROSE In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and produci... JOEL OSTEEN When my mother died, and when my father died, it's big. Our parents are giants; they're tita... LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III People try to make a big deal, like I don't want to play my old songs. That's not it. I don&... BILLY CORGAN My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's ... SABRINA CARPENTER I listen to the people. That was a big reason for my life, maybe the main reason, I'm singing be... JULIO IGLESIAS My Pa always said, 'Live fast, die laughing,' that's the way to do it. DOUG MCCLURE The very first big photo shoot I ever did was with Bruce Weber. I couldn't believe this guy was ... MATT DAMON I guess one that wouldn't be obvious is - well, maybe it's super obvious, I can't tell -... KATE MICUCCI Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart a... TEDDY THOMPSON My cousin's gay, he went to London only to find out that Big Ben was a clock. RODNEY DANGERFIELD When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my comp... MATTHEW BOURNE What's frustrating to me is when, on a low-budget movie, people don't take chances. A big-bu... LANCE HENRIKSEN In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my p... SANDRA OH Americans have a warrior's mentality, most of them. That's how this society was built. The f... ISABEL ALLENDE Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I'... VIOLA DAVIS The public don't know what they want; it's my job to tell them. ALEC ISSIGONIS I'm big on this 'no budget, no pay.' I think that's important. Let's get right a... KURT SCHRADER I love celebrating Mother's Day. Since I was a kid, it was a special day to tell my mother and g... KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday - it's a day that's American to the core and it... MARCUS SAMUELSSON When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big n... RIVER PHOENIX You know how they say that old people with Alzheimer's, they kind of go back, and they revert to... RICH MOORE It's a comforting thought to know that I've got my partner by my side walking through life a... VANESSA MINNILLO If I watch an episode of SNL, and there's one thing that I liked, then that's a good episode... ANDY SAMBERG You can talk about what you see from the outside; it's hard to tell me who I am when you're ... RAY LEWIS When I was working at Teleflora, I got booked to do 'Talladega Nights,' so I went and did th... JACK MCBRAYER When my kids started preschool, the teachers had to take away all the fake bananas because all the b... DEAN NORRIS We're going to shoot one Polaroid per show. I'm going to sign this before it even develops b... CHARLIE SHEEN It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right pro... ZAC EFRON When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. ... FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA It's nice to have my mother as someone I can talk to about acting. My dad's a director, so w... ZOEY DEUTCH My skin's not a normal sight. When a photographer says, 'I don't know what it is, but th... WINNIE HARLOW I was upset about getting $40 haircuts, like, every month. That's a lot of money, and so, man, t... STEVEN ADAMS I still make videos in my bedroom by choice because that's the feel of my comedy, but the opport... LILLY SINGH On my best day, I cannot do Scottish people. I don't even believe that's a real accent, to b... RUSSELL PETERS Apparently, I'm very good at firing a gun without blinking, which is unusual. That's why so ... KATE BECKINSALE I think there's nothing better than laughing in life, so that's nice, to be thought of as so... JOAN CUSACK A lot of the time, we're shooting summer campaigns in winter because they have to come out the n... GIGI HADID My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was... BEYONCE KNOWLES I wrote Steve Carell's last episode. I think it was a really good episode, but there's alway... GREG DANIELS I used to steal my father's cologne, and it was so strong. My mother would always know when I di... TREY SONGZ I'm Muhammad Ali's daughter, but my father and I are very different in that area. I don'... LAILA ALI My wife used to tell me one of my best qualities was that my feet don't smell, but I remember my... JACK PRELUTSKY I'm a Christian guy, and when it comes to my priorities, it's the utmost. For me, just to ca... ZACH JOHNSON My first meeting as a senator, my first day, they were already talking about the next election. Part... EVAN BAYH 'Big Bang Theory' is not my kind of show. It's not my humor. I don't like multicam c... ZACHARY KNIGHTON I grew up in a family of Republicans. And when I was 18 and registering to vote, my mom's only i... TINA FEY I think, with production, I pay very close attention. 'Cause that's my favorite thing in mus... TRAVIS SCOTT I really enjoy laughing at work, and I find that it's easier to do that when you're shooting... NATALIE ZEA When I made 'Eight Below,' they wanted me to shoot digital, and I didn't want to do it b... FRANK MARSHALL A lot's riding on 'Dune,' and my friends in Seattle realize what's happening if I fr... KYLE MACLACHLAN I like 'Futurama.' That's kind of the only thing that's my sci-fi thing, although I ... TATIANA MASLANY I'm an American designer. It's important to riff on that. I remember, when my mom and I firs... JASON WU I don't think the job of the antiracist is to convert the far-out heathen racist, or give them t... TIM WISE Like every mother, it's my children; that's the first thing that makes me really proud. For ... CHERIE BLAIR I was raised a Calvinist. You might think you know what that means, but let me explain it the way my... KAREN FINERMAN I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely... NICK GOEPPER 'Et Tu, Babe' was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer's life was solitary an... MARK LEYNER When you reach out to God humbly, you'll find that He's already reaching out to you. CRAIG GROESCHEL ...So to be fast to don't be long and to try to be short... If you want to play the best game, creat... DEYTH BANGER I used to sing with my father's jazz band and then when I was ten years old a musician friend of... MOLLY RINGWALD 'Evil Dead' was such a big movie in my life. It's one of the few that I really remember ... FEDE ALVAREZ 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' I did an episode on, and that's one of my favori... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I did an episode on the TV show 'Awake,' and I thought, 'Wow, that's really hard.... 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DOUG FLUTIE When I can control my own show, I want the price to be affordable so fans can actually see me. It... KASKADE When you shoot in a room, that's a symmetrical thing that contains you. When there's no cont... ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON
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