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“When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away.”

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Gerry Mulligan, born on April 6, 1927 and passed away on January 20, 1996, was an outstanding jazz saxophonist. He was renowned in the jazz world for his unique playing style and innovative compositions. more

“If my mom came here today, she'd probably join this red-hat brigade. My mother got my sense of humor, even when I was a kid. I would just do things that tickled my fancy in the moment, and she would ask me who I was entertaining. I'd say, 'Well, me.' And she would tell me that nobody knew that and they thought I was psychotic. Well, I don't ever want people to think I'm psychotic, but I can't help myself from doing these things.”

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Author:Howie Mandel

“I'm fascinated by mankind. I grew up watching 'Candid Camera' and thought it was funnier than any standup, any joke, anything that could possibly be written because you're dealing with humanity. And people can relate to that. It touches everybody who sees it. It hits a nerve.”

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Author:Howie Mandel

“My whole life is a practical joke. Every evening and every show has really become about entertaining me. I was always like that. And now I've come full circle because that's what the TV show is too.”

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Author:Howie Mandel

“I think it's one thing to declare your sexuality, if you care about what that is. It's another thing to start talking in public about what you do in private and who you do it with. It's not that they [my significant others] don't want to be identified as gay, but that they don't want to be identified as ... with me.”

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Author:Ian Mckellen

“Acting is no longer about lying. It's now about revealing the truth. People are at ease with me now. Honesty is the best policy.”

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Author:Ian Mckellen

“There is one common philosophy, one thing that you can do no matter who you are or what you look like: You can actually get passionate instead of remaining cool or instead of trying to look like everybody else. You can - you must - immerse yourself passionately in who you are if you want to have style.”

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Author:Isaac Mizrahi

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