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		Just before I auditioned for 'The X Factor,' there was nothing in my diary at all. I had no shows; nothing was happening. It was make-or-break time for me, and I had to consider doing another career altogether.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		I'm not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it's well done, I'm a fan. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				J. K. Simmons 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		The conclusion that I have come to is that actually, no religion, whether it's Islam, Christianity or any idea based on scripture or texts, is a religion of 'anything,' really. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Maajid Nawaz 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		My mum is black, my dad is white, and when I was a teenager, people would say, 'So what are you? Are you black? Or white? What are you more of?' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
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		I think studies are really important and shouldn't be compromised. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Saina Nehwal 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		When I was little it was a great time for film-making, with stuff like Mike Nichols' 'Silkwood.' The films you see in that pre-secondary-school stage stay with you in a very particular way. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Saffron Burrows 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Don't dress to kill, dress to survive. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Karl Lagerfeld 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		The biggest thing the money Infosys brought me is the freedom to do what I want. And what I want is to give millions more the opportunities I had. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Nandan Nilekani 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I'm so fascinated by YouTube culture. I have no idea how it's working, but more and more people are becoming Internet famous, and it is because it allows you to have an atmosphere in which you feel comfortable to be yourself, which you might not get otherwise. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Aubrey Peeples 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Madeleine Albright 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Hollywood, that whole industry, is a lot like a really small town. You bump into the same people all the time. I think Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon can be played with anyone and everyone in Hollywood. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gabourey Sidibe 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Just before I auditioned for 'The X Factor,' there was nothing in my diary at all. I had no shows; nothing was happening. It was make-or-break time for me, and I had to consider doing another career altogether. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Fleur East