“I had no idea what effect something blockbustering would have. To me, it was just a job that I was trying to do the best I could. We had shot the first five shows before it went on the air. Then, it was this firecracker hit, and people were recognizing me, so it was just nuts. It was overwhelming, insane, wonderful and scary all at the same time. It's really peculiar that people see you on television and then think they have a personal relationship with you. So, they want to touch you, and grab you, and sit down and have lunch with you. It's strange, and you never get used to that.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingFirstsIdeasShowsJobsUsedFiveWonderfulAirEffectsTelevisionStrangeShotsDown AndScaryInsaneNo IdeaLunchOverwhelmingPeculiarNutsRecognizingDo The BestPersonal RelationshipsFirecracker Author:Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
“I definitely was always expected and encouraged to be a songwriter from a very young age, ... But really it's because, as a child, I thought I was Judy Garland. And when I started out, I was a little nuts. I thought I was a classic, legendary superstar when only 10 people knew who I was. I feel in some ways that my confidence is misinterpreted as arrogance, which is understandable. But I've also always thought that false modesty is evil.” PeopleWayFeelsChildrenLittlesAgeYoungEvilExpectedClassicArroganceNutsModestySongwritersYoung AgeSuperstarLegendaryGarlandsMisinterpretedFalse Modesty Author:Rufus Wainwright
“The problem is, I cannot meditate. That's the one thing I can't do. That's the thing that's driving me nuts. I have a house by the sea, and I can sit and listen to the sound of the sea and eventually... but I can't really do it.” I CanProblemHouseSoundOne ThingSeaDrivingNuts Author:Thom Yorke
“It has been a whirlwind really, it all happened so quickly! I auditioned for Australian Idol for the 3rd time... to see where I was and if I had improved with my singing; and the next thing I knew in the final 12 and it went nuts from there - I walked straight off stage at the finals into a press conference and didn't have a days rest 'till New Years Day.” IfsYearsHas BeensNextHappenedStageSingingPressesFinalsNutsIdolsNew YearConferencesAustralianWhirlwindPress ConferencesNew Years Day Author:Kate DeAraugo
“I grew up in Texas, and people love their American-made muscle cars there. I grew up around people who loved cars and took care of cars and my dad's a big car nut, so I learned a little bit about cars - how to love them, most importantly. I think that from the time I could remember, I've always envisioned myself in a vintage muscle car.” PeopleThinkingLittlesMadeBigsCareRememberBitsCarGrewDadLittle BitGrew UpMy DadMusclesTexasNutsVintageHow To LoveBig CarsMuscle Car Author:Amber Heard
“Dior makes the best lip glosses going. I'm nuts about them, especially the clear one with the silver sparkles. I got addicted to DiorShow Mascara, too. It makes you look like you're wearing false eyelashes. It's the only one that rivals Maybelline.” LooksClearLike YouLipsSilverNutsRivalsSparkleEyelashesGlossMascaraDiorLip Gloss Author:Sharon Stone
“Experience has taught me a technique for dealing with such people [...] I counter the devotees of the Great Pyramid by adoration of the Sphinx; and the devotee of nuts by pointing out that hazelnuts and walnuts are as deleterious as other foods and only Brazil nuts should be tolerated. But when I was younger I had not yet acquired this technique, with the result that my contacts with cranks were sometimes alarming.” PeopleShouldSometimesResultsTaughtTechniqueContactNutsPointingAdorationPyramidsBrazilDevoteeCrankSphinxWalnutsHazelnuts Author:Bertrand Russell
“I use to think all road racers were nuts. You know racing around a track at that speed.” ThinkingKnowsUseTrackSpeedRacingNutsRacers Author:Mick Doohan
“There is something about a Luger that separates it from all other handguns, and Luger devotees and Luger society members speak of it in romantic terms that must sound plain nuts to those who consider themselves level-headed.” SpeakSoundTermLevelsMembersNutsDevoteeHandgunsLevel Headed Author:Dick Cavett
“When liberal celebs stammer out a litany of shopworn bleats about the administration's attempt to turn America into a theocratic prison state, people can't help but notice that these buskers and mummers seem unmoved by the horrors of actual prison states. (Saddam commissioned a copy of the Quran written in his own blood - but John Ashcroft is the real religious nut, don't you know.)” PeopleKnowsRealStatesHelpingSeemsAmericaTurnsReligiousWrittenBloodHorrorPrisonAdministrationCopiesNutsSaddamQuranCelebs Author:James Lileks
“I'm devoted to promiscuity, and always have been. I believe the more you do, the better it is for you. I'm a great health nut, and sex is, I think, absolutely marvelous for the whole system; tones you up.” ThinkingBelieveHas BeensWholeI BelieveSexToneNutsDevotedMarvelousPromiscuity Author:Gore Vidal
“I have a nut allergy. When I was at school the other children used to make me play Russian roulette but force-feeding me a packet of Revels.” ChildrenPlaySchoolUsedForceNutsFeedingAllergiesRouletteRussian Roulette Author:Milton Jones
“Worse, the bodies of women, minorities, children, disenfranchised bodies (prisoners, so-called nut cases, etc...) and their truths don't "count" as either present and important in society or worth Pulitzer prizes as characters in literature.” ChildrenImportantCharacterBodyLiteratureCasesEtcMinoritiesPrizePrisonerNutsDisenfranchised Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“I think there are a lot of crazy guys that I've played with in the past. Wayne VanDorp, when I played in Chicago. He wasn't a big name, but my God was he nuts.” ThinkingBigsPastGuyNamesCrazyChicagoNutsWayne Author:Jeremy Roenick
“As an adult I generally feel this pressure to be thin, not from men, but from other women. As a silent or not-so-silent competition, a constant monitoring of who's thinner, comments about it - either compliments or veiled insults doesn't matter - it always drives me nuts.” MenFeelsMatterAdultsPressureConstantCompetitionSilentInsultComplimentCommentNutsMonitoring Author:Kate Christensen
“I have a friend who teaches yoga (or is it pilates?), and she said that I don't seem to live in the moment. And I said, "Exactly!" I'd go nuts if I lived in the moment.” IfsSaidMomentsSeemsTeachYogaNutsLive In The MomentPilates Author:Peter Orner
“I didn't drink at all in school, so when I went to college, I went nuts. I was trying to catch up on all the partying I missed out on.” TryingSchoolPartyCollegeDrinkNuts Author:Rob Huebel
“I had a vision of what it would look like if like seventy people at the same time went nuts and sprayed water everywhere.” PeopleIfsLooksWaterVisionNutsSeventies Author:Beau Bokan
“So my husband is a health nut. He's a plastic surgeon, and over the years, he's explained to me exactly how important it is to take care of our bodies. It took me years to grasp this concept, but I finally got it, and it's a lifestyle for me now. When we go to a party, we eat off the veggie tray first before moving on.” YearsFirstsImportantBodyCareMovingPartyHusbandConceptsTake CareLifestyleMy HusbandNutsPlasticSurgeonsTraysPlastic Surgeons Author:Dayna Devon
“There's a huge crowd out there that basically will go nuts recommending to every coach on the planet, "Hey, coach, I've been playing with the analytics. I think you should do X, Y, and Z."” ThinkingShouldPlanetsHugeCrowdsCoachesHeyNutsAnalytics Author:Steve Ballmer
“It's intense in every sport. No matter what, USC vs. UCLA is crazy. Especially when it comes down to football and basketball, it's just nuts.” MatterSportsCrazyFootballBasketballNo Matter WhatIntenseNutsUclaUsc Author:Akeem Ayers
“The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.” TryingWellsCharacterHappensFunProcessResultsNiceWonderfulDirectorsPagesRedNutsCarpetRehearsalReally NiceBoltsRed CarpetFun ThingsNuts And Bolts Author:Condola Rashad
“It was a democracy in the truest and most frustrating and most rewarding sense of the word. Anybody could come in and say, "You know, I'm just not cool with that." We'd be like, "Who's that?" "Oh, I was just cleaning the trailers." It was nuts.” KnowsDemocracyNutsCleaningFrustratingTruestTrailers Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“I would've said yes before I saw Aaron Gordon do what he did. And Zach LaVine went nuts as well. I think Gordon should've won for what he did. But what LaVine does is amazing. I don't know where he gets that bounce and that glide but it's incredible. I hope both those guys compete it in next year. Over the last years or so, I'd say the three-point contest has been more entertaining than the dunk contest, but this was really special this year.” ThinkingKnowsShouldYearsWellsDoeHas BeensSaidLastsGuyThreeNextSawsSpecialIncrediblesNutsEntertainingLast YearContestsNext YearBounce Author:Steve Kerr
“During my childhood years in a Catholic school, one teacher who was more nuts than the rest told me I'd fry in hell if I were a lesbian so I thought maybe the best idea was to be straight.” IfsYearsIdeasSchoolHellTeacherChildhoodCatholicBeing The BestNutsCatholic School Author:Olof Arnalds
“What I have noticed which I'm not nuts about that the trend that a lot of shows are hiring the American Idol type of talent without real training and real technique and I think that audiences are smart and sometimes seeing that things are not as high caliber as they were before.” ThinkingRealSometimesShowsAudienceSeeingTalentTypeSmartTrainingTechniqueTrendsNutsIdolsHiringAmerican IdolCaliber Author:Hugh Panaro
“It's cool because you don't know how certain songs are going to go over until you play them live. For some reason, "Shivers" gets a huge response. I was not expecting it. When I start singing in the middle of "Baby Get Worse", they go nuts. Just little surprises like that.” KnowsLittlesReasonPlayCertainSongKnow HowMiddleHugeBabySingingSurpriseResponseNutsExpectingShiver Author:John Britt Daniel
“I'm a bit of a control freak, so I always appreciate being inside the nuts and bolts of the music - I don't like newer programs that paper over your cracks.” BitsPaperProgramAppreciateOver YouCracksNutsFreakBoltsControl FreakNuts And Bolts Author:Max Tundra
“I'm a real big electronic music nut; when I was young I listened to musique concrète, German music from Cologne in the early 50s, all kinds of stuff.” KindRealBigsYoungStuffAll KindsNutsElectronic MusicCologne Author:Keith Fullerton Whitman
“So, one, that DJ Spooky is a lot you know this sort of wilder persona and then Paul Miller is more of a nuts and bolts kind of person, meaning just making sure all these things work.” KnowsKindPersonsNutsPersonaBoltsDjsSpookyWilderNuts And Bolts Author:DJ Spooky
“I probably am. I think Paul Giamatti also said in an interview that I was "f--king crazy." I'm flattered by that. I want to be that guy who's nuts who makes people think.” PeopleThinkingWantSaidGuyCrazyKingsInterviewsNutsThat GuyFlattered Author:Thomas Haden Church
“The settle, followed by 10 for power will give you that grasp on their nuts that you need. Once you've got that, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze and squeeze and don't ever let up! You'll just be breaking 1500 meters down when you hear them yelp. Listen for the yelp, and then bring it into the dock.” NeedsGivingSettlingNutsMeterRowingDocks Author:Christopher Allsopp
“I chose the name "Padded Room," because, when I'm in the booth, it would be the padded room. When I'm in the booth, I can say a lot of things and speak about a lot of things that normally I wouldn't be able to speak about to a friend or to family or to a crowd. A lot of times, the things that I say, if you had to categorize it, they would probably call me nuts or crazy. So, you add that aspect of "The Padded Room," which would be almost like an insane asylum.” IfsI CanWould BeAbleNamesSpeakRoomsCrazyAspectAddCrowdsInsaneCall MeNutsAsylumsInsane Asylum Author:Joe Budden
“I usually bring a point and shoot with me so I can go out on the weekends and shoot a bit. I used to bring more cameras, but I'm also an Ebay nut so sometimes I'll order something if I'm really pining for it when I'm on location.” IfsI CanSometimesUsedOrderBitsCamerasNutsWeekendLocationEbayPining Author:Anton Yelchin
“I'm not really a conspiracy nut, but I think if I went down a slightly different route in my life instead of meeting and marrying the person I met, I may have gone down this other direction and got myself stuck in my head with my ideas and my thoughts and I'm into UFOs and paranormal subject matter.” IfsThinkingMayPersonsIdeasDifferentMatterGoneSubjectsMetsMeetingsStuckParanormalNutsConspiracyRoutesMy ThoughtsUfoSubject MatterMarrying Author:Rhys Darby
“Flesh isn't the only source of protein. You can get all the protein you need from a varied plant-based diet. Protein is found in greens, veggies, beans, grains, nuts & seeds, avocados and so on. And there is no need to consume these foods in any special combination.” NeedsFoundSpecialSourcePlantSeedsFleshCombinationDietsNutsGrainBeansProteinPlant Based DietAvocados Author:Sharon Gannon
“I've learned just how much capacity for love a heart has. You can't believe it. I couldn't believe after having my first that I could ever love anything as much as him. And then when I had my daughter - your heart just expands. There's so much room in it. It's been a nuts, chaotic mess and I love it.” FirstsBelieveHeartRoomsDaughterCapacityMessI've LearnedMy DaughterNutsChaotic Author:Kathryn Hahn
“My trainer taught me, because he's Iranian, and that's a beautiful snack [pistachios]. I have some with me, actually, in my bag. You could eat that on a plane instead of the salted nuts. And a serving size a day is the size of your hand, not the size of your head!” HandsBeautifulTaughtSizePlanesBagsServingNutsTrainersIranianSnacksPistachios Author:Sandra Cisneros
“I am a bit of a health nut. I really like to mix it up a lot. I do a lot of yoga, and I do a lot of Pilates, but I also like to run. That's kind of my meditation, I guess.” KindRunningBitsMeditationYogaNutsPilates Author:Jessica McNamee
“I am a musical-theater nut. When the lyrics, orchestration, and performance all come together just right, I come alive and can feel every cell in my body.” FeelsBodyTogetherAlivePerformancesTheaterMusicalCellsNutsMusical TheaterOrchestration Author:Kelly Stables
“I drive [Susan Sarandon] nuts. I'm always talking about her being my hero. I'm sure she's probably sick of it.” TalkingHeroSickNutsMy Hero Author:Geena Davis
“I do have a side as a citizen, and I've always expressed it, and that's where I've gotten into misunderstandings, because some people see me as a leftist nut or whatever. A conspiracy nut. All that stuff. These are definitions that don't really apply to a dramatist, because a dramatist is working from empathy.” PeopleStuffSidesCitizensEmpathyDefinitionsNutsConspiracyMisunderstandingLeftists Author:Oliver Stone
“I do enjoy that folks [ Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin] really get into [ Aladdin ] because I enjoy getting it. I love it where you just get to go nuts. Ninety percent of what you hear, he wrote. There's ten percent that he let me play around with in the studio and actually put in the script if it was funny enough.” IfsEnoughPlayEnjoyTenPercentLet MeFolksScriptsStudiosNutsNinetyRiceChad Author:James Monroe Iglehart
“I remembered getting the script for the auditions [of Aladdin], I had asked someone there if improvs were allowed, and he said everyone is sticking to the script. I said to myself that they are either going to love me or hate me. I was crossing out lines and throwing in my own lines. I went into the room and started doing things. They were like, "This boy is nuts! We should keep him." That's how it all came about.” IfsShouldSaidHateLinesMy OwnRoomsBoysScriptsRememberedThrowingNutsAuditionsCrossingsHate MeLove Me Or Hate MeLove Or Hate Me Author:James Monroe Iglehart
“I'm shocked that I can live pretty well, or reasonably, or make a certain amount of my living, anyway, off of prints. I guess it's nuts. I don't believe in it. I never anticipated it; I still don't believe it.” BelieveWellsStillsI CanCertainAmountDon't BelievePrintNutsShocked Author:Garry Winogrand
“God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them.” GivingDoeLiteratureFoodCookingCulinaryCracksNutsTattooProverbs WisdomWise Proverbs Author:Franz Kafka
“It used to be that, when something strange happened, we'd hear on the news "Police believe this is the act of an isolated nut." On the internet there are no isolated nuts; whatever kind of nut you are, you can find fifty nuts in the world exactly like you.” WorldBelieveKindUsedHappenedStrangeLike YouInternetNewsPoliceUsed To BeFiftyNutsIsolated Author:Bruce Perens