I didn’t have any pets growing up.
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Never agree to say or do anything that isn’t you.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I’d rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Half my fan mail comes from Japan.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Sexuality is a topic that has huge shifts in -society. Attitudes toward different sexualities change, but the actual sexuality of a human being is something that’s consistent, and it’s consistently interesting, and so people write about it.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I don’t really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I don’t really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes When you’re doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors in the history of ever.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I swim a lot. I swim most days.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I’m not really an animal person.
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And that is how time heals, not by erasing but by blurring all the memories.
VesmirVesmir Let me follow my dream. Let me follow my queen.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander Be kind to yourself, the way you would be to someone you love.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell We need to surrender ourselves to the water before we can climb the spiral ladder.
Nikol MejdnNikol Mejdn You gave me the courage to rise but my darling robin why did you fly leaving me behind these four walls all alone?
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
J.S BrownJ.S Brown
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The bottom line is the Kiss Army is growing by leaps and bounds.
Ace FrehleyAce Frehley Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal.
Abraham PolonskyAbraham Polonsky Growing up in Poland, I didn’t have the experience of going to Disneyland as a child, so I don’t have any childhood memories connected to it, good or bad.
Abel KorzeniowskiAbel Korzeniowski I come from a great family and I was raised by wonderful parents. There is no question that I was given a lot of interesting and unique opportunities growing up.
Abby HuntsmanAbby Huntsman If I have this child? Why wasn’t it obvious to me that I already had a child, who was growing inside of me?
Abby JohnsonAbby Johnson My dad was so much fun growing up.
Abby ElliottAbby Elliott Growing up on a farm was the best. I remember loving that expanse of space. The sky at night was so clear, I could see every star.
Abbie CornishAbbie Cornish When it came to music growing up, it wasn’t just gospel and R&B. My uncle brought rock ‘n’ roll to me when I was younger, and I loved it. I was open to all music.
Aaron Dontez YatesAaron Dontez Yates