Travelling was a big part of my childhood and one that I value very much. In some respects, I can't help but be a bit of a gypsy as an adult. I get fidgety if I'm in one place for longer than three months.
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Related I don't wish I started later, but I was never a child star. I was in school every year and had n... HELEN HUNT I have lots of clothes that I don't wear because I'm bad for impulse buying. They sit in my ... BAT FOR LASHES I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long. MING-NA WEN My normal life is, I love to travel and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place to... ALEXA DAVALOS My normal life is I love to travel, and I travel as often as I can. I don't stay in one place to... ALAINA HUFFMAN If we get to shoot the third one, which I'm really hoping we do, the third one's great. Ther... LIAM HEMSWORTH I'm first and foremost a writer. I followed my personal legend, my childhood dream of becoming a... PAULO COELHO The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I ge... JACKIE EARLE HALEY I was quite shy when I was younger, but I'm not one of those people who can complain of a bad ch... EMILIA FOX The thing is, I'm a gypsy; I love travelling! SYLVESTER MCCOY It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptabl... CARLY SIMON I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind. C LIONG I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind. C LIONG As an adult, it's hard for me to remember my mother before her sickness. But if I go back into c... BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods is that I'm having ... AL SHARPTON I didn't necessarily grow up in a trailer park, but there is a brief part of that in my life. So... KACEY MUSGRAVES I'll always stand by my Gypsy roots, and I'll always help out one of my own. CHER LLOYD I'm excited about turning 40. I've been an adult for a long time, but there is a difference ... JILL SCOTT I drove around in a Volkswagen Rabbit I shared with one of my roommates, and it didn't have a ro... JON HAMM I would rather have a small part in a really great movie than a big one in one that I'm not too ... KRISTEN WIIG No matter what I do, I can't help but feel that I'm under a microscope. Some of it is comple... STEVE AOKI My whole childhood was church. But as an adult, I've grown to understand my relationship with Go... BJ THE CHICAGO KID I'm a very hands-on person; I don't just want to give my name to something and not be a big ... CHERYL COLE Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others... CECELIA AHERN If I ever had to be on an amusement park ride, I probably wouldn't get on one; I'm not a ver... TAMMIN SURSOK To be honest, I think for part of my late teens my character didn't really develop very much. I ... DAMON HILL I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've ... NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF I have three young children, and I kind of stopped going to movies in 2006. I go to see some, but I&... JAMES GRAY I'm just concerned that if I get older, people aren't going to enjoy me as much as when I wa... JACKIE EVANCHO One of the biggest obstacles I've overcome in my life was thinking I didn't deserve to be su... BONNIE RAITT I don't follow sports that much now, but I was a Phoenix Suns fanatic in the early '90s. JESSE EISENBERG I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL I was on Kanye's Yeezus tour as a dancer, but really, I was a Vanessa Beecroft model. I was one ... KACY HILL I realized that I'm a soft person. I think I'm sensitive. I wanted very much to be tough and... RACHAEL TAYLOR I would say my career is in a very good place. I'm in a place of a lot of hope for what's ne... FORTUNE FEIMSTER Sometimes animal exercises can help you get in touch with parts of yourself that you don't acces... JORDAN GAVARIS I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfrie... NICOLE ARI PARKER 'Parava,' in my head, was always a film about children. And I was like, 'If I can be par... DULQUER SALMAAN I'm really a very weak musicologist. Wish it weren't so, but there's only so much you ca... WENDY CARLOS But as an adult working in the fashion industry, I struggle with materialism. And I'm one of the... TOM FORD My problem is I'm an addictive personality. I can't have one coffee. I can't eat one pie... GUY PEARCE I get accused of having a haughty smugness. I have a lopsided mouth. I can't help it. I was born... NATALIE DORMER Generally, speed skaters don't run that much. I'm a little bit of an exception in that I run... APOLO OHNO Being Mormon is a big part of who I am, and I try very hard to live the right way, but I don't k... STEPHENIE MEYER I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood.... GARRETT CLAYTON I'm a big believer in,'If anyone can understand my politics, I've failed.' If you ca... TAYLOR SHERIDAN There was a story that I was in a shoe shop and that I threw a pair of flip flops at the wall, shout... ROSE MCGOWAN All through my life, I didn't really consider my eyes at all, and then I became an actress. It... ALICE EVE To be honest, I was the world's worst vegetarian. You see - I didn't really like vegetables ... ROB MANUEL I'd rather be thought as an international actress rather than a French one. Because I don't ... EVA GREEN As far I'm concerned, being an adult is way more fun than being a kid. But then I was a kid who ... PAUL FEIG I will be better in Monte Carlo than I was in Phoenix. If I can't win maybe I will lead 50 laps. JEAN ALESI The best mistake I ever made was believing that I was stupid. It was a childhood thing, but it playe... BARBARA CORCORAN I've always lived out of a suitcase. I was in a new city every three months. When I was a model,... KRYSTEN RITTER I'm an expert in baseball and I don't even have a job. I'm an expert, more so than a lot... BARRY BONDS I'm not as famous as Stephen Hawking, but certainly in the U.S., I have a very high profile for ... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means th... ANDREW WILES It's a lot harder to stick to my regime when I'm travelling, so when I'm home, I make su... VALENTINA ZELYAEVA I'm one of the lucky actors in television. I don't make a lot of big waves, but there's ... PATRICK DUFFY I like to be in a huis clos, as the French say - in one place. It's something that in general ca... BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI I'm not a kid. You don't get in this business for anonymity. It's not like I have poster... HUGH JACKMAN Some people feel stronger in their 30s. I'm 34. I've noticed I do feel stronger now than whe... HOLLY HOLM I like solitude. I'm very good at being disconnected. I do a lot of disappearing. People who kno... DEBORAH MAILMAN I'm not gangly; I'm very coordinated. I do have a bit of a baby face. But I guess that just ... TIM ROBBINS I didn't have many girlfriends in my youth. I was an active young man, jumping from one girl to ... VINCENT CASSEL I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm ... JACK KEANE I'd love to be in a real boxing match, but I can't because of my face. I'm an actor! STEPHANIE SIGMAN There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I&... MARTIN SCORSESE I'm probably not your typical business person in many ways. I don't wear a suit. I don't... GERRY HARVEY I'm a comic nerd. I'm a former serious collector for much of my childhood and early teen yea... ANTHONY BOURDAIN I still have a Gypsy sense of adventure. I don't think I have slept in the same bed for more tha... HELEN MIRREN I'm born and raised in Mexico. I only spent eight months in the States, but definitely English i... EIZA GONZALEZ I do think of myself as a bit of a loner, a bit of an independent. I'm one of those people who, ... MICHAEL DOUGLAS This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enou... CLARA BARTON If I can't affect some change in six years, maybe I'm in the wrong place. GEORGE NETHERCUTT The mightiest power of death is not that it can make people die, but that it can make the people you... FREDRIK BACKMAN Closed eyes, heart not beating, but a living love. AVIS COREA Life is all about the friendship and the love and the music. It sounds silly, but it is. I want to h... FIONA APPLE I'm a vegetarian, but my family isn't. If I can keep everything in my house healthy, I don... ELAINE IRWIN I really try to take care of myself. I really put forth the effort to make a regimen just a part of ... CARL WEATHERS A person of value have skill, a vision & a deep desire to achieve what they dream for. Happiness com... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The value of a consultant;An outsider can see what an insider cannot see or has decided to ignore. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) One of the things I loved about my childhood was that I didn't feel like I lost my innocence too... DANIELLE DE NIESE I don't know if I'm a heartthrob or if I want to be one! I heard that I get the most fan mai... CHRISTOPHER PARKER I'm not a Method actor. I don't believe acting should be psychodrama. I look within myself a... JOHN MALKOVICH In my research, I learned that the way these twenties pieces are constructed, in one garment, can be... MARK BRIDGES If we're doing a class project, then I'm going to be the one talking and taking the lead. I ... DAK PRESCOTT I don't have any training as an actor, but I guess I'm an intense pretender. When you read s... JOHN HAWKES Of course one can't eat in a civilized fashion while touring in theatres. But I still manage to ... GERTRUDE EDERLE I don't know if it's that my own childhood felt brief, or I grew up too fast, or I was pushi... SHAWN LEVY There are a couple of things that I'm sure people don't think are important, but I do. I don... AARON SPELLING I can sit back in 10, 15, 20 years, when I'm sitting with my kids, I'll be able to say that ... ERIC WEDDLE I know I'm really lucky to do what I do, but sometimes with the hours and the travelling, I don&... OLLY MURS I don't have a permanent place where I live. I'm in Atlanta about six or seven months out of... BROOKE ELLIOTT Some days I can't get an idea, and I think, 'Man, I'm just washed up,' but it's ... JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT I'm 20 years old. I like to party as much as anyone my age. Going clubbing is my way of relaxing... LINDSAY LOHAN I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I... AMY ADAMS In the '80s, I got tired of the rat race. It was a terrible time for music. I wasn't part of... J. D. SOUTHER I'm a very loyal boyfriend. I'm a bit of a joker... I can be romantic, but not too sickly. LOUIS TOMLINSON I'm a big fan of the Adidas three-stripe old-school zip-up tracksuit tops. I've got several ... JONAS ARMSTRONG
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But if we realized that there really is no reason t... RIVER PHOENIX My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple person... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I'm just a normal guy doing a job! RIVER PHOENIX Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling. RIVER PHOENIX Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one w... RIVER PHOENIX Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that... JOAQUIN PHOENIX That's the duality of Johnny: he was very, very family-oriented, and yet he was also a s---kicker. JOAQUIN PHOENIX Johnny moved on stage in very specific ways, he had a specific guitar strum that contributed to the ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX It's a rhythm [Cash] has, he doesn't really have a strong accent, JOAQUIN PHOENIX I’m not a singer by any means. If it was a fictional character where it was a made-up voice, ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX They will watch the evening news, see the bloodshed, and will go back to dinner, JOAQUIN PHOENIX I don't know how it turned out, ... No, of course I care. I hope we captured the story authentically... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Life is a series of moments, make them all great. Sad or happy mad or excited. Live it to the fulles... PHOENIX MILLER I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to d... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings. RIVER PHOENIX You know, the press has kind of imposed upon me the title of Mourning Brother, and because I haven't... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Getting lost like that is my drive, JOAQUIN PHOENIX When I go out with the ladies, I don't force them to pronounce my name. I tell them I like to go by ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Question everything, but make sure to answer the questions. PHOENIX MILLER It was terrifying at times. 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JOAQUIN PHOENIX I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarc... JOAQUIN PHOENIX The expectation is this low, gravelly voice for John, but I went through his early recordings and th... JOAQUIN PHOENIX When I heard that James Mangold was directing a movie about the life of Johnny Cash, I wanted to do ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX You learn so much about him through his lyrics. He conveys so much with just a few lines. That was t... JOAQUIN PHOENIX This is the best thing I ever did, JOAQUIN PHOENIX I was fascinated that this was the same person. JOAQUIN PHOENIX John wasn't (Jimi) Hendrix. It was real simple ... we rehearsed a lot. JOAQUIN PHOENIX Something's crawling out of my scalp. JOAQUIN PHOENIX 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 It's a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies. RIVER PHOENIX The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs. JOAQUIN PHOENIX With public figures involved in a relationship it seems that there is a machine behind their love so... JOAQUIN PHOENIX This is very much a gambler's last throw really. EAMON PHOENIX I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I becan acting when River was doing this TV series and they needed two kids for the show, so they go... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I don't want to die in a car accident. When I die it'll be a glorious day. It'll probabl... RIVER PHOENIX I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so man... JOAQUIN PHOENIX It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone. JOAQUIN PHOENIX I've wanted to be an actor since I was 6 years old. I was literally picked off the streets of Pa... TANIT PHOENIX Something's crawling out of my scalp. JOAQUIN PHOENIX When nations resort to arms, the human spirit is like a bird that cannot stand to hear its own song. PHOENIX DESMOND It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexu... RIVER PHOENIX Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure... RIVER PHOENIX I wouldn't eat a hamburger for 40,000 dollars. RIVER PHOENIX I sometimes lie, especially about personal things, because what does it matter? I am a kind of minut... RIVER PHOENIX I was an actor because the work was rewarding. I never imagined that it would all lead to this momen... JOAQUIN PHOENIX John was a storyteller, ... He wasn't very metaphorical, he wasn't really abstract. JOAQUIN PHOENIX It was magical to be able to explore the young Johnny Cash and his music. But you worry about people... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Because of all the scenes of him writing songs, it wouldn't work to have me singing the lines while ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX ) That kind of encapsulates John Cash. JOAQUIN PHOENIX What was nice for me was not knowing anything about music and not being a singer or player and kind ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX [Long after shooting finished,] I remember my girlfriend saying, 'Why are you ...? Stop talking like... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Who would ever have thought that I would win in the comedy or musical category? Not expected. JOAQUIN PHOENIX You have to take risks to get where you want to be in life. PHOENIX MILLER I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you... RIVER PHOENIX In most films - especially in regards to the protagonist - really from the get-go they set up some s... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Jim didn't want an impersonation, JOAQUIN PHOENIX I went to have dinner at their house before I even heard about the movie. We were in their living ro... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I try to lie as much as I can when I'm interviewed. It's reverse psychology. I figure if you lie, th... RIVER PHOENIX All the books in all the libraries in all the world are of no use if little Johnny can't read. RAIN BOJANGLES Liberalism is an undefined label applied to people who choose to think freely by those who don't kno... RAIN BOJANGLES Better a heart of gold and an empty pocket than an empty heart and a pocket of gold. RAIN BOJANGLES Life is a gift. Open your present. RAIN BOJANGLES In an expanding universe one must move forward to avoid falling back. RAIN BOJANGLES Smile. You might be happier than you think. RAIN BOJANGLES Religion, the ties that blind. RAIN BOJANGLES If the shoe fits, wear it. If not, kick it aside and walk on. RAIN BOJANGLES It's easier to leap if you're already dancing. RAIN BOJANGLES The writing is on the wall, but most people are watching TV. RAIN BOJANGLES The primary cause of cancer is ignorance. RAIN BOJANGLES I don't need LSD. At my age every day is like a trip into the future. RAIN BOJANGLES Intellect without intelligence is little better than ignorance, and much more dangerous. RAIN BOJANGLES Sometimes the aftermath is not worth the foreplay. RAIN BOJANGLES The song of the rose is heard with the nose. RAIN BOJANGLES Truth is respect for reality. Don't disrespect reality. RAIN BOJANGLES Fear is the question. Love is the answer. RAIN BOJANGLES Sometimes the aftermath is not worth the foreplay. RAIN BOJANGLES Zealotry, thy name is religion. RAIN BOJANGLES If they can't swallow facts, let them eat fiction. RAIN BOJANGLES “Eyes closed, lost in a rose, my nose finds nirvana. Deep in this silky petaled nest it is no long... RAIN BOJANGLES Sometimes it is wiser to be kind than to be right, but there are times when being right becomes not ... RAIN BOJANGLES War is a business, and soldiers are its door to door salesmen. RAIN BOJANGLES It is often easier to find lies more agreeable than the truth. RAIN BOJANGLES Logic is my moral compass. RAIN BOJANGLES I would try and sing along with bands that I like but it sounded so atrocious that I couldn't. JOAQUIN PHOENIX We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free fee... RIVER PHOENIX I don't want to get into the habit of thinking about my career because when it comes down to it, it'... RIVER PHOENIX Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on. RIVER PHOENIX Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an A... TANIT PHOENIX I am a trained hypnotherapist, yes, but it's more like a guided meditation. Most of the people I... TANIT PHOENIX I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woma... TANIT PHOENIX When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our pow... RIVER PHOENIX I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open. JOAQUIN PHOENIX It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexualit... RIVER PHOENIX I didn't know much about him, and I wasn't a big country music fan. I listened to the Beatles and Da... JOAQUIN PHOENIX People wonder if I'll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot... RIVER PHOENIX Morgan, this crop stuff is just about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend their whole lives.... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I would never, never do anything unless I believed in it. RIVER PHOENIX I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't ... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in. RIVER PHOENIX It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else's sexualit... RIVER PHOENIX Death is a sickness that everyone is born with, but sometimes we dodge the bullets. PHOENIX MILLER I don't know if you've noticed but I've messed up like 40 times. I'm all over the place. JOAQUIN PHOENIX There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they're eight years old and they go, 'Whoa, this i... JOAQUIN PHOENIX You’re beautiful when you do that.” She dropped her gaze to his. “What’s that?” ... AIRICKA PHOENIX No, but I feel it. I'm not worried about the looks. I'm worried about the sensation of my brain bein... JOAQUIN PHOENIX It's more of a statement film and kind of a cynical statement at that. It explores the idea that war... JOAQUIN PHOENIX Well, it's hard to say who John was because he was such a complicated character, ... You know, he re... JOAQUIN PHOENIX That was Johnny Cash. He was a complete person. He acknowledged the darker side of his mind. He didn... JOAQUIN PHOENIX I'm kind of cynical about married people or couples singing together. I've seen it manipulated too m... JOAQUIN PHOENIX