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" It's hard to have people talking about you and trashing you in the media and saying they think your career is over... and you are only 25. "
Tamra Davis
Think
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" A diet that is high in fat, sugar and salt makes it really hard for a body to function efficiently. "
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" I had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago with my friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was working on a film about him when he died, and then I just put everything away. It was too sad. "
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" I started making music videos in my twenties and made my first feature, 'Guncrazy,' at 29. I then spent the greater part of my thirties directing features. "
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" My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa. "
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" I do have a priority in my house, and that is I want my kids to be healthy, and if I give them the right food, I am headed consistently toward that goal. "
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" I'm extremely determined and ambitious. "
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" What's so fun when you shoot in a car is you get to research all the other road movies that have ever been done, and you try to figure out where do they place the cameras and how many shots can you get with your people in the car. So just doing the research on the films is so fun. "
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" In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler. "
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" How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously. "
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" I have been lucky in my life to have met people that are special, so extraordinary talented that they somehow are on a different plane. Sometimes these amazingly talented people find a way to keep reinventing themselves to stay relevant and alive. Some fall under the crushing vibrancy of their own intensity. "
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