Up Quotes · Page 3

Regular panelists on shows can be terrifying. They own that space, and many guest comics suspect they are favoured in the edit,…

— Jo Brand

The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got…

— Campbell Scott

There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had…

— Fred Armisen

I grew up on a set and saw my family doing it and thought, 'I can do that too.'

— Rory Culkin

If I could wave a magic wand, I'd break up the banking system.

— Kenneth C. Griffin

I'm not the one to back down and I don't give up, and believe me, I'm not perfect.

— Dawn Staley

My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commercial world. He looked down…

— Marina and the Diamonds

I know a lot of people that have had fake Twitters... actors and musicians that I know. It's sort of a problem.…

— Zooey Deschanel

I liked climbing trees and could often be found up one reading a book. I played games with Dad and drew maps…

— Rhianna Pratchett

I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood and was raised by a man who did not emote, ever... I always cry at…

— Matthew Quick

I have an intense dislike of doctrines, because you will always end up eating your words.

— Yotam Ottolenghi

I'm not a person who would get up at 5 A.M. to write, but I could sacrifice my Friday night and just…

— Lauren Weisberger

I use all my skills that I can muster up, but the fun thing is that I find some untapped skills every…

— Reba McEntire

I'm tried of D'arce, D'arce, D'arcing people, but if I have to D'arce somebody else up, the D'arce Knight will return.

— Tony Ferguson

Down where I grew up, able-bodied people do that which we believe God created them to do. Work is a blessing; it's…

— Steve Southerland

Food as a hobby used to be an elite pastime, and it has become something that is totally ordinary for people of…

— Dana Goodyear

I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife -…

— Antony Gormley

The position is clear - there is no ambiguity in Sinn Fein's position. We, along with all the other parties, have signed…

— Martin McGuinness

I gave up some of my celebrity to be with my children for 14 years, but it's been fine.

— Eddie Rabbitt

'Inequality' has become the political theme/slogan of our time in both Europe and the U.S., yet political leaders do not even bother…

— Paul Singer

Naughtiness is a part of growing up. It starts when you're a toddler and never ends.

— Engelbert Humperdinck

I'm signed to a U.S. label, and I didn't enjoy the 3 A.M. phone calls. I'm not a great sleeper, so I…

— Estelle

At the outset, my notion of being a writer was that you would have moments of inspiration and moments of frustration, when…

— Tom Rachman

My books are about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations.

— Karen Robards

Living in Ohio, I grew up an Oakland Raiders fan.

— Hugh Douglas