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" People should never apologize for who they are, and they should never hide who they are. Hating yourself is so 2011. "
Ross Mathews
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" 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. "
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Think
" 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. "
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" 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. "
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You
" 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!' "
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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. "
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Down
" I know what it's like to scream when you see Justin Timberlake in person because I've done it. "
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" 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. "
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" I actually quite love following Lisa Rinna on Twitter, because she tweets like I tweet, which is like, 'Just dropped off the kids!' Or, 'Hey, here's a great sale at the grocery store!' It's such real life, and to me she's like a celebrity - she looks like Hollywood to me - that following her makes me feel like, stars are just like us! "
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Life
" My DVR, like, sees inside my soul, and inside my soul is a 65-year-old retired woman. So there's Food Network, HGTV and 'Golden Girls' reruns. And 'Roseanne.' "
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Like
Food
Woman
" 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. "
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Pretty
Say
Want
" I'll talk to Howard Stern about anything. I listen to him every day. I love him. When you go on his show, you kind of have to be an open book. "
Ross Mathews
You
Day
Book
" 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
" 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
" 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 were times I was told, 'You are too gay.' I turned down a lot of things because producers said they wanted me to be different. I said, 'It's not going to happen.' "
Ross Mathews
Be Different
Said
Me
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
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Day
Song
Love
" Since I was 8 years old, I wanted to be a talk show host. "
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Show
Host
Wanted
" 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 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! "
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Good
Dress
She
" I've always considered myself, at the end of the day, to be kind of a storyteller. "
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Kind
Myself
End
" If you haven't seen me lasso, you haven't lived. "
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Lived
Seen
You
" You're in front of an audience and thinking off the top of your head - you're going to say things that offend people sometimes. Sometimes I'll be driving home, and I'll be like, 'Oh, crap, I shouldn't have said that.' "
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You
Home
Thinking
" 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. "
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Growing Up
Gay
People
" 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. "
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Playing
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" I take a lot of pride in managing to be funny without having a victim at the end of my joke. I laugh at a really dark joke as much as the next person, but my jokes, I feel, don't have to hurt anybody to be really funny. "
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" My voice is so high-pitched, only gay dogs can hear it. "
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Dogs
Voice
Only
" My guilty pleasure is elastic-waisted pants. And reruns of shows I've already seen 400 times on TV. "
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" I am jealous of Jessica Biel because that Justin Timberlake is hot as anything. "
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