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" I recently got into 'Scandal.' I'm obsessed. It's so good. I want to know Olivia Pope. I want to dress like her; I want to be friends with her. I wish she were real! "
Ross Mathews
Good
Dress
She
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" I've met Oprah Winfrey twice, but I want to spend some quality time with her. I want to sit her down and talk at her for a minute about what she means to me and why she means that. Then I have some advice for her, too... I have an idea or two. "
Ross Mathews
Time
Advice
Down
" Usually, you get to interview that one girl who plays the sister on some Disney show - you interview that girl a lot - but sometimes, every once in a while, you get to interview a legend. I have interviewed some amazingly iconic people, including Michelle Obama, Oprah, Sidney Poitier and Judy Dench. These people are legit icons. "
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Sister
Girl
You
" I remember watching Regis and Kathie Lee interview celebrities, and my mom looked so happy. I just did the math. I wanted to make my mom happy, and I wanted to talk to celebrities. Basically, I wanted Kathie Lee's job! "
Ross Mathews
Job
Mom
Talk
" I know what it's like to scream when you see Justin Timberlake in person because I've done it. "
Ross Mathews
Like
Done
Person
" Love yourself, whatever makes you different, and use it to make you stand out. Mine is my voice and the fact that I'm gay: well, the fact that I'm flamboyantly gay. "
Ross Mathews
Love Yourself
Love
Yourself
" There are two industry secrets to surviving a long day on camera on the red carpet: First, no drinking the night before - ever. You can celebrate after with some bubbly. Second is make sure to use shoe insoles. I don't care if you are a guy or a girl, dress shoes are painful. Worth it, but painful. "
Ross Mathews
Day
Dress
Girl
" I've always considered myself, at the end of the day, to be kind of a storyteller. "
Ross Mathews
Kind
Myself
End
" I realized I was gay in the shower one day with Barbra Streisand. It happened while I was lathering, rinsing, and repeating with Pert Plus. As I was belting out the chorus to my favorite song from 'Funny Girl,' 'Oh my man, I love him so, he'll never know...' it hit me. "
Ross Mathews
Day
Song
Love
" I'd love to host a game show one day. I love giving things away. "
Ross Mathews
One Day
Giving
Game
" I learned from my father how to swear right and how to string it together for optimum effect/affect. I use it like karate. I bring it out when it's needed. "
Ross Mathews
Together
Right
Father
" Not to be too preachy, but I would really recommend to people, if you get the chance, to trust yourselves to leap without a net, because that will build the confidence. You know, you might shock yourself with how much you don't need a net because you can catch yourself. "
Ross Mathews
Yourself
You
Trust
" I got to have about 15 minutes with Michelle Obama, and that was a big deal because you're like, 'Wow, I'm part of living history.' You know? I definitely think she could take me in an arm wrestling match. "
Ross Mathews
Know
Me
Think
" If you haven't seen me lasso, you haven't lived. "
Ross Mathews
Lived
Seen
You
" When you struggle with weight, it's not an internal struggle... it's literally an external struggle, and everyone sees it. "
Ross Mathews
Struggle
You
Sees
" Since I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a talk show host. "
Ross Mathews
Show
Host
Wanted
" I would like to sit down with Oprah, just because I'd like to talk to her. I want to sit down and, like, converse. Like, 'Honey, let's chat!' "
Ross Mathews
Just Because
Honey
Down
" My voice is so high-pitched, only gay dogs can hear it. "
Ross Mathews
Dogs
Voice
Only
" If the powers that be really knew how much time I spent thinking about and researching celebrities, they probably wouldn't let me anywhere near the red carpet. But, please promise not to tell them. I'm harmless, I swear. "
Ross Mathews
Me
Red
Thinking
" Celebrities know I'm not looking for a 'gotcha' moment. I don't want to be Barbara Walters who you come to when you first check out of rehab. I want to be the person who brings a superfan from Iowa to meet you because we love you. "
Ross Mathews
Love
Meet
Moment
" There are so many funny people and so many talented people, but the one thing nobody else has is my take on the world. So, when I'm developing my show, that's going to be the focus. "
Ross Mathews
Nobody
Focus
World
" I had that laser focus, identified what I wanted when I was a kid, and never let anything get in my way. If you look on paper at who I am and what I sound like, and what I look like, you wouldn't say, 'Go into broadcasting.' It's just what I wanted to do - I knew that I could do it, and I never let anyone tell me that I couldn't. "
Ross Mathews
Focus
Say
You
" I always see celebs in very weird spots. I don't always go to fancy-shmancy places, but I see celebs at coffee shops or random stores, when you're looking for a sweater and turn around like, 'OMG, that's Fred Savage!' "
Ross Mathews
You
Random
Looking
" If you want to succeed at any job, make yourself invaluable. Go the extra mile; make them never be able to imagine what life without you there would be like. "
Ross Mathews
Want
Job
Life
" It's a well-known fact that the TV camera adds 10 pounds. I don't want to say that I've been calling my Jenny Craig consultant a lot, but I'm pretty sure I'm the first spokesperson whom they've considered filing a restraining order against. "
Ross Mathews
Pretty
Say
Want
" When I was growing up I didn't know what it meant to be a happy, successful grown-up gay person, and now I do. I feel like I'm setting an example for people everywhere. "
Ross Mathews
Growing Up
Gay
People
" People should never apologize for who they are, and they should never hide who they are. Hating yourself is so 2011. "
Ross Mathews
Hide
Hating
Yourself
" I grew up in this little farm town, and I've always dreamt of Hollywood and pop culture, and then I suddenly found myself plopped in the middle of it. "
Ross Mathews
Culture
Myself
Always
" I played football in eighth grade, and even though I had a passion for it, it turned out I'm no good at playing it. "
Ross Mathews
Playing
Football
Good
" What I love most about achieving whatever I've achieved is that the Seattle Seahawks follow me on Twitter! "
Ross Mathews
Achieving
Me
Love
" I started walking rather than driving to get my coffee. I liked it so much, I do it for 45 minutes every day... You know those annoying people who are like, 'If I don't work out I feel... ugh'? I might be becoming one of those people. "
Ross Mathews
Know
People
Day