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Benjamin Cook (journalist)In a 2008 interview, he explained : The first thing I ever wrote was for Newsround's Press Packers... to enter a competition, and I won that, so I got to go to the BBC for the day -- and work at Radio Times for a day, which now of course, a decade later, I'm doing regularly, and getting paid for it !
Shirley Jones(1955), had come out ; and my dad took me to see it -- I just see her, and I go, uh-oh, it does n't really quite register with me,'cause I'm in total shock, because I wanted to hate her, but the instant that I met her, I got the essence of her.
Beno?t Assou-EkottoIn 2011, he drew further attention when he commented that football was'' just a job'', explaining that his primary motivation for playing the game professionally was the wage collected rather than intrinsic pleasure : I have never bought into the hypocrisy of football but perhaps I'm more strident in my views now.
Matti BreschelAt the press conference, regarding his choice to join Team CSC in October 2004, he stated that he simply wished to adjust to the rigors of professional cycling, saying'' I hope to get in the team, but in the beginning I just want to learn the game and to learn the races.
Trudie GoodwinWhen the show was cancelled in 2010, she told the BBC saying she'd'' been in a state of shock all day because -LSB- she -RSB- honestly thought -LSB- it -RSB- would go on for forever, and -LSB- she was -RSB- very very sad that it is n't going to.''
Aya UetoIn a 2007 interview, she stated that, at the time, she was only getting two hours of sleep, trying to juggle work and school.
Rebecca Alban HoffbergerIn a 2013 NEA Arts Magazine interview, she remarked,'' Visionaries perceive potential and creative relationships where most of us do n't.
Vitor BelfortBelfort has expressed a desire to return to professional boxing, stating in 2008 that he was interested in talking with Golden Boy Promotions regarding a deal.
Nick Mortensen Nick ran into some trouble in June 2007 with the Madison Comedy Club as the result of a front-page article in Madison's The Capital Times where he was quoted as saying'' The club here (in Madison, WI) is super cool and a pleasure to work at, but generally speaking, comedy clubs are where comedians and comedy itself goes to die.''
Garry KasparovSpeaking about Kasparov, former KGB general Oleg Kalugin in 2007 remarked :'' I do not talk in details -- people who knew them are all dead now because they were vocal, they were open.
Glenn WheatleyFiguring that the performers were probably only paid about A$ 2000 in total, Wheatley realized that the promoters had walked away with upwards of A$ 30,000 for that concert alone.
Chris Thomas (record producer)In a 1998 interview, he stated'' I realized that being in a band you were dependent on all these other people, and I also knew that if I'd ever been successful in a band, I would've wanted to stay in the studio and just make the records ; I was n't that interested in playing live.''
Ronald D. MooreAs Moore himself recounted in the book, Star Trek : The Next Generation 365, by the fall of 1986, he was'' less than a year into my career as a college dropout... working as a medical records technician (otherwise known as a receptionist) at an animal hospital, all the while telling myself that I was actually a professional writer simply awaiting my inevitable discovery.''
Eason ChanIn August 2013, he announced during a performance that he has bipolar disorder, but at an interview on 25 August, he explained that he was joking at the time because he had been sick since the 14th, and at the night of the concert (17th), he felt frustrated because he thought his condition had not improved, although he did express disgust with fans constantly using video cameras rather than listening to his performance, so he did try to ask for the organizers of the next concerts to turn off WiFi connections.
Carole KingKing herself also doubted she would ever write another song and said that her 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour with James Taylor was probably the last tour of her life, saying that it'' was a good way to go out.''
Gerry RaffertyStuck in the Middle With You'' has received over 4 million plays worldwide, and'' Right Down The Line'' has had over 3 million plays In a 2003 interview with The Sun (Scotland), Rafferty revealed just how profitable his biggest song had been :'' Baker Street still makes me about # 80,000 a year.
Choi Jin-silBut it's also clear that public life as a single, working, divorced mom -- still a pariah status in South Korea -- was one role she had a lot of trouble with,'' Time commented on her death on October 6, 2008.
Pete MaravichDuring a 2003 interview, Jaeson told USA Today that, when he was still only a toddler,'' My dad passed me a (Nerf) basketball, and I've been hooked ever since... My dad said I shot and missed, and I got mad and I kept shooting.
Geoffrey NunbergHis books for general audiences include The Way We Talk Now : Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR's Fresh Air, Talking Right : How Conservatives Turned Liberalism into a Tax-Raising, Latte-Drinking, Sushi-Eating, Volvo-Driving, New York Times-Reading, Body-Piercing, Hollywood-Loving, Left-Wing Freak Show, and The Years of Talking Dangerously (2009).
Jerry CantrellIn a 1998 interview with Guitar World, he was asked about the latter quality : :'' I really do n't know where that comes from ; it just comes naturally to me.
Robert CramptonIn 2008 he used the column to advertise his wish to gain practice in public speaking,'' not because I was any good, but because I was n't and wanted to be... At the risk of humiliation I want to come to talk to your school, business, darts team, whatever.
Earl NoremHe said in a 2005 interview,'' All the contacts that I had in the commercial art field are either retired or dead, and the younger art buyers do n't want anything to do with an 81-year-old artist.''
Ben RoethlisbergerAccording to McNulty, she was working as an executive casino host in July 2008, when she said Roethlisberger struck up a friendly conversation at her desk during the golf tournament, the next night she said Roethlisberger telephoned her to tell her that the television sound system in his room was n't working and asked her to look at it.
Jan UllrichIn June 2013, Ulrich went on record stating that he'd'' always said that Lance would n't get out of it.
Rodney MullenMullen further explained in an interview at Germany's Bright tradeshow in 2011 :... for me, it was a grinding to a halt, until I could barely walk really, and, so I just set up myself into... I took about a couple of years, a year-and-a-half of breaking myself apart ; pretty medievally.
John Bingham, 7th Earl of LucanIn 1956, while still working at Brandt's, he had written of his desire to have'' # 2m in the bank'', claiming that'' motor-cars, yachts, expensive holidays and security for the future would give myself and a lot of other people a lot of pleasure''.
Enrique IglesiasOn December 8, 2012, Iglesias performed at Z100 Jingle Ball in Miami and the iHeartRadio Festival interview session before the shows Iglesias stated he's working on some new music and - when asked about his time in the studio - Iglesias said, `` It's kind of like going fishing, you never know when you're going to catch a big one.''
Kellee MaizeIn an interview in 2012 with XXL, Maize said she'd like to change Hip Hop by `` rapping and singing about things that are n't found in mainstream Hip Hop like yoga, environmentalism, oneness, spirituality, beings from other dimensions, and indigenous wisdom.''
William Stafford (poet)Stafford said this in a 1971 interview : I keep following this sort of hidden river of my life, you know, whatever the topic or impulse which comes, I follow it along trustingly.
Maury ChaykinSam is an out-of-control, good-hearted, big-hearted person who just ca n't quite get it right with his family,'' Chaykin told Q radio interviewer Jian Ghomeshi in April 2010.''
PJ HarveyIn an interview with Rolling Stone in October 2004, she said :'' when I'm working on a new record, the most important thing is to not repeat myself... that's always my aim : to try and cover new ground and really to challenge myself.
Patricia ScottHer hobby has come a long way since those early carving days, but she currently still likes to keep things simple, as she said in a 2011 interview : I guess you could say I'm sort of a purist when it comes to carving, because until recently I only used knives and gouges.
Vince RussoOn a February 2010 interview, Russo stated that after meeting with Hogan and Bischoff to discuss the Bash at the Beach incident, he found out that the entire ordeal was all about a misunderstanding and that in terms of working together after the incident, things have been great.
Dan WheldonCommenting in 2007 on the perception of him as' difficult', Wheldon said'' I put everything into my racing, and I expect the same back.
Leslie CrowtherCrowther retired from showbusiness on 4 November 1994, recognising that'' I would n't be able to do things I've done the way I would want to, and the way my fans would expect''.
Kelly OsbourneDuring an interview in late 2005, Osbourne denied reports she was ending her music career, saying :'' I do n't know where the quit rumours came from -- I've just recorded a version of' Girls Just Want to Have Fun' with Cyndi Lauper.''
Tom BatesOn 13 February 2008, Bates said :'' I think it stands (that) we did n't want them here and they came here.
Heidi MontagIn December 2013, Montag stated that she and Conrad have'' talked a few times'' since the series' conclusion, elaborating that'' it's unfortunate things happened the way that it did, but we're both different people now, older and more mature.''
Douglas TrumbullAs of February 2012, Trumbull is working on a new science-fiction project that he claims is'' way beyond anything that Peter Jackson and James Cameron have been doing'', which will probably be shot with a camera capable of recording 120 frames per second, twice the speed of its ancestor, Showscan.
Schoolboy RoweDuring his 16-game win streak in 1934, a reporter asked him for his secret, and Schoolboy responded that he would'' just eat a lot of vittles, climb on that mound, wrap my fingers around the ball and say to it,' Edna, honey, let's go.'''
Bill DrummondThere is a mountain to climb the hard way, and I want to see the world from the top...'' (In an interview in December 1990, Drummond recalled spending half a million pounds at WEA on the band Brilliant -- for whom he envisioned massive worldwide success -- only for them to completely flop.''
Josh KalisKalis left Alien Workshop to join Williams on DGK ; Kalis explained the decision-making process in 2009 : Me and Stevie were just talking one day and were saying,'' Man, we got ta team back up on somethin','' you know ?
P. G. WodehouseHe returned to MGM in 1937 to work on the screenplay of Rosalie, but even though he was now being paid $ 2,500 a week and living luxuriously in Hollywood, he said'' I'm not enjoying life much just now.
Victor A. McKusickIn a paper presented by M. I. Poling in 2005, McKusick was quoted :'' I have always told my students, residents, and fellows, if you want to really get on top of some topic, you need to know how it got from where it was to how it is now.
Manny Fernandez (American football)Winning the car never entered my mind until I heard that Jake won it,'' Fernandez said in the January 1974 issue of SPORT magazine.''
Merle HaggardHe admitted that in 1983 he bought'' $ 2,000 (worth) of cocaine'' and partied for five days afterward, when he says he finally realized his condition and quit for good.
Sharon TateMr. Ransohoff did n't want the audience to see me till I was ready'', Tate was quoted in a 1967 article in Playboy magazine.
Brian Paddick, Baron PaddickIn September 2007 Paddick commented :'' I always felt like a fish out of water in the police, not just on gay issues but generally.
James TaylorTaylor told the BBC in 2010'' The guy had sort of pinned me to the wall and was glistening with maniacal sweat and talking some freak speak about what he was going to do and his stuff with how John was interested, and he was going to get in touch with John Lennon.
Eric GriffinIn a 2011 interview with Rock N Roll Experience Magazine Eric stated he was not invited to join the re-activated Murderdolls :'' there's been debate over whether or not I was asked & whether or not I turned it down and I just want to be clear up one thing.
Ido ParienteSpeaking about mixed martial arts fighting in 2010, Pariente said that MMA demands'' strength, athleticism, flexibility and more balance than in any other sport'', and that in contrast to those who view the sport as overly violent,'' You ca n't call a sport in which the competitors are under close medical supervision and need a license to compete barbaric.
Paul LavalleIn 1940, The New York Times described him as'' NBC's ubiquitous music maker'' and said he was'' of small size, dynamic, dark haired...'' Lavalle told the reporter,'' Music is my life, and I am happy that it is so.''
Patrick SwayzeIn 1989, Swayze said,'' I've always felt there was something different in there (my personality), but I was scared to look for fear I would n't find anything.
Steve CuozzoIn a 2012 interview, Cuozzo noted about his entry level job that'' In those days it literally meant, besides getting coffee for the editors, it meant carrying pieces of copy around.''
Kristin HershIf I do n't turn ideas into songs, they can get stuck in me and make me sick,'' she said in a 1995 interview with AOL's Critics' Choice electronic music magazine.''
Steve Hanley (musician)Smith spoke publicly of his admiration for Hanley, telling Melody Maker in 1983'' The most original aspect of The Fall is Steve... I've never heard a bass player like him... I do n't have to tell him what to play, he just knows.
Lil BoosieHip Hop music can make you dance and bob your head, but it ca n't make you cry or touch your heart like reality rap'' On September 13, 2013 it was reported that judges related to his case agreed to return Lil Boosie, his hard drives and his computers.
Priscilla PresleyIn a 1973 interview to promote the opening of the store, Priscilla said,'' After the separation, I had to make up my mind about what I wanted to do, and since I had worked with Olivia for such a long time on my own clothes, I decided to try it professionally.
Bill ElliottOn May 10, 2013, the Sporting News reported to Elliott saying that he was n't retired but'' is n't itching'' to get back in a racecar.
Bevan Spencer von EinemVon Einem also addressed the issue of the noisy exhaust on the car heard during the abduction of Kelvin, by stating that the exhaust on his Ford Falcon (which he sold on 16 July 1983 to raise money for his overseas trip) was less than two years old and in good condition.
Ogden NashI think in terms of rhyme, and have since I was six years old,'' he stated in a 1958 news interview.
Jake DreyerIn a December 2011 Metal Insider interview, Jake was asked the question,'' what accomplishment/award are you most proud of ?''
Val WilmerIn a 15 July 1960 obituary in Jazz News, Wilmer quotes Memphis Slim :'' I also wanted to get my own publishing company, but the record men do n't want to hire a guy who's got his own publishing company,'' revealing the difficulty he faced as a black artist.
Pierce TurnerTurner commented on his lack of commercial success in 1993 :'' I find that the American people really like what I do when I'm put in front of an audience of normal people, but when the recording industry gets my records, they tend to think the public wo n't understand or wo n't care about it.
Mick PhilpottBefore their birth, Philpott appeared on The Jeremy Kyle Show in 2007 to defend his lifestyle, saying that he would like to marry one woman and divorce the other, to be fair, and added that he would have a vasectomy.
Ted LindsayDuring a 2013 signing in the Greater Vancouver area, Lindsay is quoted as telling a fan that he did n't mean to start a tradition, that he only wanted to bring the cup to the rinks edge where the fans could see it.
Lou GrozaI do n't know why all the kids kick soccer-style,'' he said in 1997.''
Guy McDonough In the early months of 1984 in an attempt to step away from the temptations that every rock star faces - Guy decide to detox in an attempt to break away from the drinking & drug taking culture associated with stardom.
Victoria JusticeWhen being interviewed in 2010 about her musical career, Justice has stated'' My family could always tell, ever since I was little, that -LSB- music is -RSB- something that's always come natural to me and that I've always wanted to do.
Julie HollandIn November of 2013, the Hollywood Reporter reported that HBO was developing a comedy based on Holland's upcoming book Moody Bitches : The Truth About the Drugs You're Taking, the Sex You're Not Having, The Sleep You're Missing and What's Really Making You Crazy.
Example (musician)Speaking in an interview for Australian television in 2013, Gleave referenced that he'' might do music for another 5 years and then -LSB- he -RSB- would like to move into film directing (preferably horror/thrillers).''
Kenesaw Mountain LandisIn a 1916 interview, he stated, Every member of this family does exactly what he or she wants to do.
Mich?le MoutonMouton recalled her debut win in a 2008 interview for RallySport Magazine : I remember not just because it was a win, but also because it was a big fight right into the last night.
Kelly KulickKulick was quoted in 2006 as saying,'' To be the first woman is huge... words ca n't even describe the feeling.
Richard HelmsHelms in a 1988 interview stated :'' We could get the money... We did n't need to launder money -- ever.''
Kyla Cole Cole claims in interviews from early in her career of being bisexual, but in an interview in 2010 she withdraws this, stating'' To tell you the truth, I'm not bisexual.
Marilyn ChambersIn a 2004 interview, Chambers said'' My advice to somebody who wants to go into adult films is : Absolutely not !
Sheila Terry (actress)In 1947, she said in a newspaper-interview :'' I'm going back into show business and I need an act, I ca n't sing, I ca n't dance and I ca n't play the piano.
Hugo WeavingIt is unlikely he will sign on for any further Marvel franchise instalments ; in an August 2011 Baltimore Sun interview, the actor confided he's weary of typecasting and of'' blockbuster'' films in general :'' I think I've about had enough... I'm not sure how many more of them I'll make.
Seasick SteveOf this time he once said : In the 1960s, he started touring and performing with fellow blues musicians, and had friends in the music scene including Janis Joplin In the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf of May 31, 2011 Steve denied this, saying (in translation) :'' Just like everybody else I saw him pass by in the street and said hello to him.
Timothy HuttonA lot of people think that because my father was an actor, I come from this big show-business background,'' Hutton told Bruce Cook of American Film magazine in 1981.''
Vivien LeighDavid Niven said she had been'' quite, quite mad'' ; Noël Coward expressed surprise in his diary that'' things had been bad and getting worse since 1948 or thereabouts.''
Tim McCarverAlso during the 1992 post-season (when McCarver worked for CBS), Norman Chad criticized McCarver in Sports Illustrated by saying that he's someone who'' when you ask him the time, will tell you how a watch works,'' a reference to McCarver's habit of over-analyzing.
Morgan FeatherstoneOn 22 March 2008 Featherstone was interviewed on Australian radio where she was asked what models she admired, to which Featherstone replied'' I do n't admire models.
Julienne IrwinAs a matter of fact, watching you brings back a lot of memories of myself singing when I was your age... Irwin announced on her MySpace that she was going to tour with Kenny Rogers in December 2007.
Richard Causton (composer)Regarding his own approach to composition, Causton has remarked (in 2004) that'' for me composition feels like a process of getting to know the new piece as I write it - a bit like feeling my way around a room with my eyes shut.
Jim InhofeIn July 2010 Inhofe stated,'' I do n't think that anyone disagrees with the fact that we actually are in a cold period that started about nine years ago.
M. R. SellarsIn a 2011 interview with The Big Thrill magazine he is quoted as saying he does n't really know where a story is going to take him until he gets there.
Ryan Sheckler In his 2012 Network A interview, Sheckler explained that he enjoys surfing, relaxing, and spending time with his family when he is not skateboarding, adding that his priorities in life are :'' Stay healthy, as much as I can ; be a good brother ; be a good son, to my parents ; make sure I can do anything to keep my family safe ; finish this Plan B part and just keep skating -- keep filming video parts ; be me, I guess -- just be myself and not worry about what people think.''
Jim E. MoraIn an appearance on the Best Damn Sports Show in 2003, Mora talked about going to autograph signings and having a kid come up to him and ask him to say'' playoffs'' in lieu of an autograph.
Roger AvaryAvary's bizarre 1994 Oscar speech (for Best Original Screenplay) consisted of'' I want to thank my beautiful wife, Gretchen, who I love more than anyone else in the world... I'm gon na go now'cause I really got to take a pee.''
Peter CushingIn an interview published in ABC Film Review in November 1964, Cushing stated,'' People look at me as if I were some sort of monster, but I ca n't think why.
Peter CushingIn an interview published in 1966, he added,'' I do get terribly tired with the neighbourhood kids telling me' My mum says she would n't want to meet you in a dark alley'.''
Heather MillsMills spoke in Hyde Park, London, on 19 November 2007, wearing a green t-shirt saying,'' Vegan, you ca n't get greener'', She went on to say :'' You have 25 other alternate milks in many health stores and supermarkets.
R.A. DickeyDickey has been quoted as saying,'' Doctors look at me and say I should n't be able to turn a doorknob without feeling pain,'' Throughout his career, Dickey did not know that his'' forkball'' pitch was actually a hard knuckleball, but by 2005, Dickey had realized that the best way to extend his career was to perfect the pitch.
Terry LuttrellIn a 2013 interview, Luttrell said,'' We had a pretty big discussion on the way home... It was one of those moments in time where I did n't want to sing Gary's love songs to his girlfriend.
Roy McMurtryIn a 2007 interview, McMurtry, looking back at the incident, said'' I can remember that I had been away with my family on a school break, when I came back and saw the headlines, I brought in my deputy attorney-general, and said :' What the hell is going on here ?
Sanjeev KohliIn 2008, he said to The Sunday Times that'' The stuff on Radio Scotland just now is just woeful, I actually ca n't listen to it because it's so pedestrian and monochromatic.
Vince RussoWhile working with Russo, Bischoff stated in a February 2010 interview that it is a'' very positive experience'', that their collaborations are productive and said,'' If I see red and -LSB- Russo -RSB- sees green, we've been able to come as close as possible to resolving it every time.''
Leslie NielsenIn a 1994 Boston Globe article, Nielsen explained,'' I did learn very early that when I would mention my uncle, people would look at me as if I were the biggest liar in the world.