I used to babysit a lot, and I used to be a nanny.
I grew up in Palestine, West Virginia, which is mostly a farming community; there aren't a lot of jobs.
Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
Since my retirement, I've spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. A society like this just can't afford an uneducated underclass of citizens.
You know you're on stage being the life of the party and trying to get laughs, and then, in a lot of ways, you don't have anything to give once you give it to the people.
It's interesting that a lot of female artists want to collaborate with me.
To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or would be. Once I made the choice to actually do it, I just went for it. I just dove in and have really learned a lot about putting a scent together. It's kind of exciting.
I was a huge 'Pyromania' fan. You would never expect it, but I was in love with Iron Maiden; I was such a huge fan. I went to a lot of rock stuff like Van Halen, too.
'Villain' succeeded because we were genuinely working towards a good film. We worked hard and with a lot of conviction.
I was born in the Coolidge administration. Can you believe that? So I've seen a lot of politics.
Being human is being a lot of things at the same time.
We've spent a lot of time on ergonomics. That was something we found to be really important as we iterated on the headset, from developer kits to Crescent Bay to the Rift.
There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be.
The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.
Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive.
I think there are shows that are long-running and successful, where some or all of the cast members hate each other, but I think it's a lot easier to have an environment where everyone feels secure and supported to do the best work possible.
I think in 2016 I'm going to focus on performing a lot more and doing as many shows as I can. There's plans to tour more, and that's where my heart is - doing the live shows.
I'm in this for the long haul, I want to be doing this until I die. I am a standup comedian. I know a lot of people say I'm not, but I am.
I enjoy multi-tasking, so I want to do a lot of different things. I want to keep all the plates spinning.
I have a theory about the human mind. A brain is a lot like a computer. It will only take so many facts, and then it will go on overload and blow up.
Lyric writing is an interesting process in Sonic Youth. There's three people writing now, and we've all had a lot of interest and involvement with expression through words.
My food is Louisiana, New Orleans-based, well-seasoned, rustic. I think it's pretty unique because of my background being influenced by my mom, Portuguese and French Canadian. There's a lot going on there.
I've been very lucky - I've worked consistently, and I haven't had to kiss a lot of people on stage.
Many people secretly think that gays are a lot happier than they are, and want to punish them.
I'm glad I'm successful at it, because it's allowed me to live very well financially, and give my kids a lot of things. It's enabled me to do stuff that I otherwise wouldn't be able to do. But it's not who I am.
In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot.
I got a lot of positive people around me.
A lot of guys I know loved 'Sex and the City.' They'll take it to their grave, but they watched every episode of it.
I'd play music on the street, especially in developing nations where a lot of kids couldn't wear shoes. In order to relate with kids that would be following me barefoot, I would take off my shoes, and they would all laugh at me because I couldn't go three steps without wincing.
I discovered something amazing, which has caused a lot of controversy - the fountain of youth. I have to keep it a secret!
But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.
I watch a lot of professional skating, and I am really looking forward to going to nationals.
Well, you'll find the most boring part of it is the waiting, at least if it's in films anyway. Television's a lot faster, but the product... I don't think it's as good as a film.
This time, there have been a lot of interesting discussion about the subject matter and I've had a good time talking about it. And in some of the cases, I'm not just signing books; I'm showing slides and talking about the work.
I'm not sure I'm the sort of actor people are hugely interested in finding out an awful lot about.
I competitively ice skate, and I also dance, and I do a lot of theater, which also involves a lot, a lot of physicality, because you have to do a lot of fast changes.
