“Yeah, I’ve played a lot of instruments, and I played in a lot of bands growing up and I’ve even had to play music in a lot of films that I’ve done.” DonePlayFilmGrowing UpGrowingBandYeahInstruments Author:Alessandro Nivola
“I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes in that movie alone. Also, my brother and I loved 'The Golden Child,' so, yeah: I was a huge fan of Eddie Murphy growing up.” ChildrenLongDifferentRunningSchoolAmericaUsedWatchesGrowing UpGrowingFansBrotherHugeSceneJokesYeahGoldenMy BrotherFamily And FriendsMurphyAfter SchoolComing To AmericaInside JokesGolden Child Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Everything you do is autobiographical. Yeah, I grew up in a town called Redding and I had older brothers and sisters so it's all my memories of growing up.” MemoriesGrowing UpGrowingBrotherGrewGrew UpTownsYeahBrothers And SistersOlder Brother Author:Ricky Gervais
“It wasn't a case of me sitting down and thinking, right then, what shall I do with my life? Airline pilot? Plumber? Guitar manufacturer? Writer .... yeah, writer. I've always loved writing, from a very early age--I guess I was writing my first stories when I was still in single digits. It progressed, and the love of writing grew in my mind and is still growing. Doing it full-time, there are different stresses and tensions, and the business side of it comes to the fore sometimes. But I still love it, and I'm always thankful that I can do what I do and make a living from it.” ThinkingWritingMindFirstsStillsI CanDifferentSometimesStoriesAgeSidesCan DoCasesGrowingGrewSittingStressDown AndYeahGuitarTensionPilotsAirlineSitting DownPlumberThinking RightAirline Pilots Author:Tim Lebbon
“[There's] a joke that I've done forever: 'Nowadays they say that the largest majority of people will be Latino and you'll tell scary stories to your grandkids: "A long time ago when I was growing up, there used to be people who were white," and the kid says, "Really?" and you say, "Yeah, like the man who cuts our grass."' I've had that line forever and I love it.” PeopleMenLongDoneStoriesKidsUsedLinesWhiteForeverGrowing UpCuttingGrowingHe ManLong TimeJokesYeahMajorityScaryUsed To BeGrassLong Time AgoLatinoGrandkidsScary Stories Author:George Lopez
“Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen to it so freely was that my mom couldn't hear any of it, so we would be driving along just blaring Too $hort's horrible misogynistic stuff, and my mom would just turn to us and say, "This is great. I can feel the bass. It sounds so nice." And we're like, "Yeah, mom. We can feel the bass, too."” FeelsI CanReasonBigsWould BeAbleTurnsStuffSoundGrowing UpNiceGrowingMomYeahWestHip HopMy MomRapDrivingHorribleHipsHopsCoastBassGangstersWest CoastGangster Rap Author:Moshe Kasher
“I remember somebody saying, "I feel really bad for kids growing up around iPads right now. It's just too complicated. Life's too complicated." I think, yeah, but I remember being a kid and holding up a new piece of technology that was made in the '80s and my grandparents going, "Oh, it's too complicated." It didn't seem complicated to me.” ThinkingFeelsMadeSeemsKidsRememberTechnologyGrowing UpPiecesGrowingRight NowYeahComplicatedGrandparent80sIpadsKids Growing UpBeing A KidComplicated Life Author:Dan Mangan
“Oh I love horror movies, yeah. I think my favorite movie growing up was 'The Omen.' I actually wanted to be that little kid.” ThinkingLittlesKidsWantedGrowing UpGrowingHorrorYeahMy FavoriteLittle KidOmen Author:Norman Reedus
“I'm a huge fan of Canadian rock-and-roll. When I was growing up, Rush came out with a record called Hemispheres, and I must have listened to that record for two years straight. Even when I was asleep I had it on. So, yeah, whenever I hear a Rush tune, the first thing I think of is Toronto.” ThinkingYearsFirstsTwoGrowing UpRecordsGrowingFansRocksHugeYeahTunesTwo YearsRock And RollTorontoHemisphere Author:Kiefer Sutherland
“Yeah I loved, as a kid growing up, I loved science-fiction.” KidsFictionGrowing UpGrowingYeahScience FictionKids Growing Up Author:Jeff Bridges
“I would say my fraternity was nothing but a bunch of farm boys; we weren't really in the whole fraternity scene, but yeah, that's a safe assessment of who I am. I've lived that life, growing up in agriculture and then going off to college and joining a fraternity, livin' that life.” WholeBoysGrowing UpGrowingCollegeSceneSafeYeahWho I AmBunchFarmsAgricultureJoiningAssessmentFraternityOff To College Author:Luke Bryan
“She's gone. Been gone for ages. They split up right after you left. That's why the grass out front started growing again." "He's got a new girlfriend?" she said quietly. "Thank god. You must be happy." "Yeah. He does. It's a relief. She's a lot nicer. But then, your average angry snake is nicer than Fiona. I'm sure she's happier wherever she is now, burning orphans or whatever she does with her time.” DoeSaidAgeLeftGoneGrowingFrontsYeahAngryAverageBurningGrassGirlfriendReliefThank GodSplitsSnakesOrphanNew Girlfriend Book:The Last Little Blue Envelope Source: The Last Little Blue Envelope