Johnny Galecki Quotes
Growing up in Chicago, I was a theater nerd. That might be very cool on the East Coast, but in Chicago, it's really the athletes that come in No. 1 on the cool scale. Maybe musicians after that. Community theater? That's way down the list, my friend.
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I had a stalker break into my house a couple times. They didn't leave any fingerprints or take anything - I was being followed.
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The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush.
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I don't sit and write stand-up material; I come up with an idea onstage.
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We are teaching kids to fail. We need to teach our kids to succeed.
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Growing up in Chicago, I was a theater nerd. That might be very cool on the East Coast, but in Chicago, it's really the athletes that come in No. 1 on the cool scale. Maybe musicians after that. Community theater? That's way down the list, my friend.
