Rachael Ray
Born: August 25, 1968 in Glens Falls, New York, USA
That’s why I love food, ’cause it makes the best scrapbook. I mean, pictures are great but they’re not very tasty.
I’m Always on the lookout for safety ’cause I’m an especially accident prone girl.
I can say this. I am a cheese-in-a-can virgin. So… [tastes it, makes a face] …mmm, much like many of our first experiences. A little bit sticky, and not that memorable.
Gene Simmons
Born: August 25, 1949 in Tirat Carmel, Israel
[on the dismissal of his KISS band-mates Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in the early 1980s] They were let go for being into alcohol and worse drugs, pure and simple. I love both those guys to death. But I didn’t want them to die on tour.
John Savage
Born: August 25, 1949 in Old Bethpage, Long Island, New York, USA
I love plays like “Of Mice and Men.” Modern classics. They tell you so much about America, how things were. The time it’s about wasn’t all that long ago, but we often forget times, and things, we should remember.
| The Deer Hunter 1978 dir. Michael Cimino starring Robert DeNiro Meryl Streep |
 Hair1979 dir. Milos Foreman starring Savage Treat Williams |
| Do the Right Thing 1989 dir. Spike starring Danny Aielo Ossie Davis |
 The Godfather Part III1990 dir. Ford Coppola Starring Al Pacino Diane Keaton |
 ADMISSIONS2004 dir. Melissa Painter Starring Lauren Ambrose Amy Madigan |
Blair Underwood
Born: August 25, 1964 in Tacoma, Washington, USA
Married to: Desiree DaCosta (17 September 1994 – present) (3 children)
It’s so easy to sell your soul or sell out or cop out, and what it really comes down to is choices. If you have some kind of game plan, or at least a faith in your ability, it doesn’t matter if this town validates you or not because you’re already validated by your gifts. I just try to stay focused on what I have to offer.
| SOUL OF THE GAME 1996 dir. Kevin Rodney Sullivan Stars: Delroy Lindo Mykelti Williamson |
 IRONSIDE TV SHOW PILOT2013 Creators: Michael Caleo, Collier Young |
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Billy Ray Cyrus
Born: August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky, USA
Married to: Tish Cyrus (28 December 1993 – present) (3 children)
[on Miley Cyrus] How many interviews did I give and say, ‘You know what’s important between me and Miley is I try to be a friend to my kids’? I said it a lot. And sometimes I would even read other parents might say, ‘You don’t need to be a friend, you need to be a parent.’ Well, I’m the first guy to say to them right now: You were right. I should have been a better parent. I should have said, ‘Enough is enough-it’s getting dangerous and somebody’s going to get hurt.’ I should have, but I didn’t. Honestly, I didn’t know the ball was out of bounds until it was way up in the stands somewhere.
Tom Skerritt
Born: August 25, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
It’s concentration and luck. There are many prominent people in this business who choose certain types of pictures and play a derivation of a certain character they always play so they are immediately identifiable — and they are commercially successful because of it. I have never pursued that. I just do films that I would pay five bucks to see.
| MASH 1970 dir. Altman Starring Donald Sutherland Elliot Gould |
 Harold and Maude1971 dir. Ashby starring Bud Cort Ruth Gordon |
 Alien1979 dir. Scott starring Skerritt Weaver |
 The Dead Zone1983 dir. David Cronenberg Starring Christopher Walken Brooke Adams |
 Whiteout2009 dir. Dominic Sena Starring Beckinsale Gabriel Macht |
 THE DEAD ZONE1983 dir. by David Cronenberg Stars: Christopher Walken Brooke Adams |
Ben Falcone
Born: August 25, 1973 in Carbondale, Illinois, USA
Married to: Melissa McCarthy (8 October 2005 – present) (2 children)
[re careers of his and collaborator/wife Melissa] We’re not very far removed from having to take any job that we can find, to get a job, because you want to be working. Someone sends you a script for the craziest idea ever-it could be about, like, the Abominable Snow-Woman-and you could be like, ‘I don’t know, maybe we should consider it?’
| WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING dir. Kirk Jones Stars: Cameron Diaz Matthew Morrison |
 BRIDESMAIDSdir. Paul Feig Stars: Kristen Wiig Maya Rudolph |
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Tom Hollander
Born: August 25, 1967 in Bristol, England, UK
On the purchase of his neighborhood cinema by a radical evangelical church planning ‘to redeem the arts through Christian discipleship’: It’s offensive – the arts don’t require redemption. The arts exist within a morally complicated zone, unlike an evangelical church which is morally infantile.
| ABOUT TIME 2013 dir. Richard Curtis Stars: Domhnall Gleeson Rachel McAdams |
 The Soloist2009 dir. Joe Wright Starring Downey Jr. Jamie Foxx |
 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest2006 dir. Gore Verbinski |
 HANNAdir. Joe Wright Stars: Saoirse Ronan Cate Blanchett |
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Ruby Keeler (1910–1993)
Born: August 25, 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: February 28, 1993 (age 82) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA
Al Jolson was my first husband. He always used to boast that he was spoiling me for any man who might come after him. I think Al sensed that it wasn’t easy for me being married to an American institution . . . Was he right about spoiling me? I’m sorry. I couldn’t possibly say. I couldn’t be that indiscreet.
Rachel Bilson
Born: August 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA
I grew up sort of like a princess. I know that sounds awful, but I was the baby of the family. I had older brothers, so the little girl always gets everything she wants. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that if you want something bad enough, you can have it. I’ve never gone after something I didn’t get. Not yet.
| THE TO DO LIST 2013 dir. Maggie Carey Stars: Aubrey Plaza Johnny Simmons |
 Jumper2008 dir. Doug Liman Starring Hayden Christensen Samuel L. Jackson |
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