Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Nicholas Hoult

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Born
December 7, 1989 · Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK

Birth name
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult

QUOTES:

[on being asked what it was like working with Hugh Grant] “Hugh was brilliant. He helped me a lot by giving me ideas and teaching me something new every day. He really helped me get into my role. He’s my idol now. Him and Jim Carrey – I’d like to work with him one day”.

I don’t like watching myself. I get embarrassed.

[about continue acting]”Yes, definitely, I love it. I’d like to stick to comedy as it’s great fun, or an action movie like “Lord of the Rings”.”

I’ve seen kids who only care about performing; it’s their life and it’s all they have, and it’s not a nice thing to see. It’s unhealthy and if you’re surrounded by showbusiness, that’s what can happen to you.

Happy Birthday Marisa Abela

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Born
December 7, 1996 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Birth name
Marisa Gabrielle Abela

Her father is of Libyan-Maltese Arab and English heritage. Her mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry.

Daughter of director Angelo Abela and actress Caroline Gruber.

Happy Birthday Emily Browning

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Born
December 7, 1988 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Birth name
Emily Jane Browning

QUOTES:

[on a scene that was cut in Sucker Punch (2011)] I had a very tame and mild love scene with Jon Hamm. It was like heavy breathing and making out. It was hardly a sex scene… I think that it’s great for this young girl to actually take control of her own sexuality. Well, the MPAA doesn’t like that. They don’t think a girl should ever be in control of her own sexuality because they’re from the Stone Age. I don’t know what the fuck is going on and I will openly criticize it, happily. So essentially, they got [director Zack Snyder] to edit the scene and make it look less like she’s into it. And Zack said he edited it down to the point where it looked like he was taking advantage of her. That’s the only way he could get a PG-13 (rating) and he said, “I don’t want to send that message”. So they cut the scene!
The whole point of our job is to be able to realistically portray a human being and if you don’t experience life, if all you experience is acting and being on set, how on Earth are you going to be able to connect to real people and portray these characters? I realized if I want to do this, I have to have a life.

[on what you bring as an artist] You can’t judge it and you can’t analyze what you do, because what you bring is original and beautiful and special.

In my everyday life I’m a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I’m doing something right.

Happy Birthday Jennifer Carpenter

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Born
December 7, 1979 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Birth name
Jennifer Leann Carpenter

QUOTES:

I usually spend the hiatus of Dexter (2006) in New York in a way to balance things.

In school, I was always being cast as the clown. And then I did The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), and once people hear you scream, they can’t un-hear it. But I don’t mean to say that I’ve been typecast, either.

I just want to be with great teachers. If that means I’m in a horror film with good teachers, I’ll do another horror film. But I would love to branch out and do more comedy or just more straight dramas.

At a young age I always had an entrepreneurial spirit. So I’m trying to develop things on my own, too, and there are a couple things that have absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment business that I’m trying to tackle. We’ll just sort of see.

At a very young age I was predicting outcomes, trying to take all the information and find the best route to wherever I was going. I avoided a lot of pitfalls because of that.

Comedy is like math – you can check your answer because you know you’ve gotten it right if you get a laugh. It just makes sense to me. I feel like because I’ve had to keep that tool in my box for so long, I’m ready to show it off a bit.

I read Christopher McDougall’s book “Born to Run”. If running were a religion, this would be its bible. I actually scribbled my favorite passages on my arm to read during the race.

Happy Birthday Judd Apatow

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Born
December 6, 1967 · Syosset, New York, USA

Spouse
Leslie Mann(June 9, 1997 – present) (2 children)

QUOTES:

America fears the penis, and that’s something I’m going to help them get over.

Television is much more difficult because at every moment the network can force you to change things based on their belief about what would make it popular. You’re in a constant debate with a gun at your head, and the gun is cancellation. So it’s hard to win the arguments.

My wife tends to challenge me when I’m working on the female roles. She beats up on me about making sure they have the proper amount of depth and not just be there to serve the men. Obviously my wife makes me laugh a lot but she doesn’t see herself as a funny person. In fact, she gets mad at me if I say “How do we make this funny?” She just wants to make it real.

I’ve had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I’ve had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I’ve had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them. I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I’m not one of those people who says “I never read anything”. I generally read all of it.

To write for someone who thinks rich people should not be regulated and are deeply concerned about the poor is delusional. As someone who makes a comfortable living, I can clearly state that wealthy people cannot be trusted.

Happy Birthday Stefanie Scott

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Born
December 6, 1996 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth name
Stephanie Noelle Scott

QUOTES:

I know it sounds cliché, but to give back is important. Sometimes we’re given so much, we need to do something for other people. I think that’s really important.

I love comedy. There’s just something so great about making people laugh. And for me, too, whenever I laugh, it just makes me feel so much better just watching a great comedy.

When I’m not working, I love going to the beach. I am from Florida, so I definitely love the beach life. I love horse-back riding. Just to go out to a barn, it’s fun. It’s kind of like a get-away from the city. And also, I love animals.

Happy Birthday Janine Turner

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Born
December 6, 1962 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Birth name
Janine Loraine Gauntt

QUOTES:

My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

I love to ride horses, hike in the woods with Juliette and appraise Longhorns.

My desire is to be a forgiving, non-judgmental person.

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

The ranch was raw land when I bought it and, for better or worse, I have designed every aspect of it from the corrals, the arena, to the barn, to the house.

I wrote my children’s book because I believe there are children that are hurting and may need to know that there is love out there for them- God’s love.

Happy Birthday Morgan Brittany

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Born
December 5, 1951 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth name
Suzanne Cupito

Spouse
Jack Gill (May 31, 1981 – present) (2 children)

QUOTES:

[In 2012, reflecting on how her one-minute scene in The Scarlett O’Hara War (1980) changed her career] It’s the search for Scarlett O’Hara and at the very end, I show up and take the hat off and it’s the burning of Atlanta. I want to do that! Are you kidding me? That’s the climax of the whole movie. I want to do this. I don’t care about the money. The money doesn’t matter to me. Here’s what I wanted my agents to do: I wanted them to get me a separate card credit that says “And Introducing Morgan Brittany as Vivien Leigh.” Best choice I ever made in my life! Best choice I ever made! Because of that role, when that movie came out, my picture was on the cover of every supplemental TV guide across the country: “Morgan Brittany as Vivien Leigh.” People put a name to the face that they had seen for years on Ultra Bright, Levis and Ford commercials. They didn’t know who I was, but now they did. That came to the attention of the Dallas (1978) people. It just domino-ed, and it really was meant to be!

[on Natalie Wood] She smoked, constantly smoked. I never saw her without a cigarette, ever.