“I was a total nerd growing up. I’d rather sit home and read a novel on New Year’s Eve and say, ‘Wow, I read the whole thing in one night!’ That was my idea of a big time.”

I cannot imagine a worse job than being president of these Untied States in these most trying of times. President Barack Obama has been under siege from every side for the entirety of his time in office.

I love voting day. I love the sight of my fellow citizens lining up to make their voices heard.

I’m a light comedienne, that’s really where I live the most often.

Bill Clinton was relentless, eloquent and truly charming.

There was a time when I was enamored of the Clintons. I knocked on doors, phone-banked and rallied during his campaign.

There’s a danger in Hollywood of becoming self-obsessed.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

My foray into the wrestling world is well documented in that I have stated many a time that I am not the kid that grows up and aspires to put wrestling trunks and wrestling boots on and get in the ring and flies around to entertain people.

When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.

We were born in this society, we grew up in this society. And we learn to be like everyone else, playing nonsense all the time.

It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what’s cool.

Growing up as a chubby kid with a ton of imaginary friends and a Cyndi Lauper obsession, I learned about rejection early on and was constantly trying to avoid it.

Growing up, my parents were very, very strict. And then I went to UCLA with John Wooden, who was just off the charts.

When I was growing up, I never heard anyone pray, “Give me this day my daily bread.” It was always, “Give us this day our daily bread.” That stuck. We’re all in this together.

She told Papa about it. He made her stick out her tongue and he felt her wrist. He shook his head sadly and said, “You have a bad case, a very bad case.” “Of what?” “Growing up.