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" I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped. "
Tamra Davis
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" A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household. "
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" Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school. "
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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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" All of my main characters have been under 30. "
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" I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person. "
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" I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show. "
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" My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa. "
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" I understand that in some families both parents have to work, so the kids are home alone eating more processed foods. But if the kids know how to make oatmeal or eggs in the morning or pasta or a lentil soup at night - we're giving them real survival tools. "
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" There's no continuity in videos... you can jump around all over the place. In features, you can't throw in a close-up of a musician stomping on a guitar - you have to film a scene. "
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" Getting four people awake, fed, dressed, and out the door on time is a challenge. Add to that making a school lunch, and you can tilt over the edge. Unless you are well prepared and have a simple method to follow. "
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" In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler. "
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" My connection with Basquiat was really in Los Angeles, which really was a whole different world to what he was experiencing in New York. "
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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. "
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" I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project. "
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" I came up with this statistic that if a kid makes something himself, he's 90 to 95% likely to try it. And of course, then, if it's good, he'll eat it! "
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" A mom can't afford to be sick. "
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" I love mentoring young filmmakers and girl filmmakers. "
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" Pesto is such a great standard. It's so simple to make and always tastes good. "
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" I hope to work till I'm an old lady. "
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" I have this concept that I call 'Combo Meals.' The idea is that I start with the kids' meal and then add a few more ingredients, and it becomes the adult meal. This way I'm not making two entirely separate dishes. I'm just simply adding on to what I'm already making. "
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" I read the script for 'Guncrazy' in 1985 and loved it because it was one of the few scripts I'd come across that revolved around a strong female character. "
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" In 1983, I was working at an art gallery in Los Angeles and going to film school at Los Angeles City College. At that time, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a young painter and was visiting L.A. for his first show at the Larry Gagosian Gallery. "
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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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" My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child. "
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