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"Because my father was a psychiatric nurse, I know my way around the system."
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"The real reason we ended up getting into that type of music was our dad worked for an oil company so we spent a year overseas when we were young kids. Because of that, it was all Spanish TV and radio so we ended up having these '50s and '60s tapes, tapes of that music."
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"She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon."
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"Along the beach I never collected shells from my father's shore."
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"And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet."
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"My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on."
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"I was lucky enough myself to have been in Dad's Army for an episode."
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"My father was grounded, a very meat-and-potatoes man. He was a baker."
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"When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know."
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"My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments."
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"I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didn't have a chance to be with him very often."
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"I am an addictive personality."
Personality


"I suppose in London they all drink from the same watering holes."
London


"Because my father was a psychiatric nurse, I know my way around the system."
Father


"We see the people that have got stars in their eyes, but if you've really got what it takes, you can get from, say the beginnings, to the top in about five years."
People


"I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned."
Work


"I know I can get to the stage where I'm drinking a lot. I tend to be rotten and groggy all day and hanging out for the next drink and five o'clock, ping! I have to just stop."
Day


"If you are in the job for glamour, you're in for the shock of your life. The media is a huge shark pool."
Life


"There is a learning quality in all of our shows."
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"It is ridiculous that somebody picks up the phone and calls somebody they see on television. Why don't they call somebody in their area? Don't they know about that?"
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"I had this stereotypical view that black people apart from me probably threw stones and lived in huts."
People
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