Did you see The Never-Ending Story? That’s one kick-ass dragon. It’s basically a giant puppy dragon.
ADAM RICHMANMy mom always says, “Pack your smile,” but [the sound guy] articulated it beautifully, because he saw me go from Joe Schmo who had been on food stamps to Adam Richman from Man V. Food.
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When Lollapalooza started, and I was really into Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane’s Addiction, Soundgarden. I went to that Lollapalooza tour twice, I think.
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If it’s a question about stuff that matters to you personally, like favorite food, favorite piece of knowledge, favorite animal, it’s hard not to have an opinion and want to quantify things.
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What they’re saying is, “I know who you are. I watch your stuff.” What’s better than that? Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing. What am I being pissy about?
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I’m not a plumber who accidentally blew up or a math professor who accidentally backed into notoriety.
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I think in the U.K. people perhaps know me for some other stuff because of my involvement with soccer and support of Tottenham.
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This is my ultimate hunger quest. This is Man v. Food.
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Actually, I am loathe to admit, but I also remember freshman year of Emory – and I’m so sorry to have to admit this – but there was a Domino’s Pizza in Emory Village, where I went to college, and I was ordering a pizza.
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Gratitude is the attitude. That’s the thing.
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You can change your spouse, your friends but never your club.
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I was never going to give my detractors the satisfaction of not feeling well, or allowing my health to falter while eating rich and indulgent food all over the world.
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We were filming in Greenland, and I treated my crew.
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And take on the country’s most legendary eating challenges. I’m no competitive eater, just a regular guy with a serious appetite.
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I think that in terms of who is known the world over, I would wager that it’s probably someone like Mark Wahlberg or Dwyane Wade.
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I thought maybe I would be everyone’s favorite dude-food friend.
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In the early ’90s I was floating somewhere between the Brat Pack/Andrew McCarthy/James Spader/Pretty In Pink kind of stuff and the alterna-pop look, crossed with a very distinct grunge sensibility.
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The play is called Stalking The Bogeyman. It was a story on This American Life, and my former roommate is the artistic director of the New York Repertory Theater.
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It’s the true story of a man stalking and plotting to kill the man who raped him when he was seven.
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If something is nice about you, usually one or two people will tell you. If something is foul about you, everyone will tell you.
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They flew me over, and it was this immersive experience.
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I think the most surreal moment for me having been a kid who was on unemployment, was on food stamps
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I said “I’ve had pho,” and then he goes, “Oh, what do you get, the number one big bowl?” I was like, “Come on, man
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People follow me on social media, and they can tell I have varied interests.
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I was 12 or 13, and I had seen a demo about origami at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
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There are soccer athletes that are known the world over except in the U.S. Thierry Henry, for example.
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I have a master’s from Yale drama, and I auditioned for this.
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It’s by a brilliant reporter named David Holthouse.
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