I grew up in a working-class Israeli family, which was feminist only in its female-dominated structure. – Hanna Rosin
By any accepted standard, I have had more than nine lives. I counted them up once, and there were 13 times I almost and maybe should have died. – Hunter S. Thompson
My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that’s when I phoned up an agent and started to act. – Helena Bonham Carter
When you’re up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It’s fantastic, but a lot of it you’re completely inappropriate for. – Helena Bonham Carter
I grew up in Queensland, and my dad was a tradesman and my mum an insurance agent, both self-employed. – Grant Bowler
Following ‘Urumi,’ I did get a lot of offers from Malayalam, but frankly, managing films in several industries can become a little hectic. So I decided not to take them up. – Genelia D’Souza
If a great part comes up and the guy’s meant to have an Eastern European accent, great; but if it’s a bad part I won’t take it. – Goran Visnjic
Up until ‘Fast and Furious 7,’ every movie I’ve made has been a film that I’ve created, franchises that I’ve created. – James Wan
I’m not actually posh; I’m really rough and from the wrong side of the tracks. I grew up in Putney, which is pretty rough. – Jack Whitehall
I didn’t put out this album because I wanted everybody to know I was grown up. I’m 21 and that’s not grown up. – Justin Timberlake
I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons. – J. Michael Straczynski
The guy that just arranges things so that the stock market holds up is nobody in my – in my estimation. – James Stockdale
My guitar is really tempermental. I don’t give up on it though, I’m close to my guitar! – Iris Dement