There’s this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there’s no talent you won’t get the part. less than 1 minute read
It’s very difficult today for girls to become supermodels. There is a lot more competition, a lot of countries in the East have opened up so there are many more models than there were in the Nineties. Now they have to compete with famous actresses but also with, say, reality stars to be on the magazine covers. less than 1 minute read
And I want to be able to - you know, make Republicans and Democrats famous for keeping jobs in California. less than 1 minute read
I was a shy kid, but somehow I knew I would make it as a performer. I’d always be telling my mum that I was going to be a famous singer. In my school yearbooks I would write, ‘Remember me when I’m famous.’ I knew I had a gift. less than 1 minute read
Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger. less than 1 minute read
My dad was working abroad, in Iraq, and he was a doctor. We used to go and visit him, in Baghdad, off and on. For the first ten years of my life, we used to go backwards and forwards to Baghdad, so that was quite amazing. I spent a lot of time traveling around the Middle East. less than 1 minute read
The F-word is ‘famous,’ the C-word is ‘celebrity’ and S-word is ‘star,’ in my book. The other three words are fine - you can say those. But ‘famous,’ ‘celebrity’ and ‘star,’ I think, are misused. less than 1 minute read
