Cicely Tyson

Born: December 18, 1924 in New York City, New York, USA

[of ‘trances’ she seems to occupy to prepare for roles] I’m looking inside myself. Inside of me is where this character is coming from, and I was feeling a sense of who this woman can be… I am the character [on set] until I go home.

How do you project a character if you don’t have a sense of where she is from? I’ve always just gotten on a plane to go to the area to get a sense of what it is like, to smell it, feel the earth, hear people talk, go to the marketplaces. Being there [in Texas] I understood very clearly why my character [Carrie Watts in “The Trip to Bountiful”] longed to return because I was myself mesmerized by the beauty of the place and the tender enfolding of the gulf wind.

Steve Austin

Born: December 18, 1964 in Austin, Texas, USA

Married to: Kristin Feres (2009 – present)
Debra McMichael (13 September 2000 – 5 February 2003) (divorced)
Jeannie Clark (18 December 1992 – 10 May 1999) (divorced) (2 children)
Kathryn Burrhus (24 November 1990 – 7 August 1992) (annulled)

[on his fight scene with Sylvester Stallone in The Expendables (2010)] It was a very physical fight scene. One of the things I learn from Sly from working with him was just intensity. We fought for two days, it was always about intensity and bringing the level up, and he wanted to make it look real. Now when the writer, the lead actor, and the director tells you to kick the shit out of him…..you kick the shit out of him. Sly is a filmmaker veteran and an icon, if he told me to do the same thing tomorrow I would.

Christina Aguilera

Born: December 18, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

[on her fluctuating weight] I’ve been through my highs, I’ve been through my lows; I’ve been through the gamut of all things in this business. Being too thin. Being bigger. I’ve been criticized for being on both sides of the scale. It’s noise I block out automatically.

I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas. When I worked on Burlesque, I lost so much weight that I was too skinny. I don’t weigh myself – it’s all about how I feel in my clothes. What looks good on one person might not look good on another body type. I happen to be very confident in my own skin. It takes time to get to that place, but it’s all about embracing yourself and your body.

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Josh Dallas

Born: December 18, 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Married to:
Ginnifer Goodwin (12 April 2014 – present) (2 children)

It’s always a great day going to work with Ginnifer Goodwin; she’s a fantastic actress and I learn so much from her.

I look for fun and smarts – a witty, strong sexy woman.

THOR dir. Kenneth Branagh Stars: Chris Hemsworth Anthony Hopkins

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Rachel Griffiths

Born: December 18, 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Married to: Andrew Taylor (31 December 2002 – present) (3 children)

And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don’t grow up with Australian television or British television.

We grew up as kids watching those movies and we were exposed to themes of civil rights, unfairness, bigotry and fathers struggling against the kind of mob of the town, so you remember how you felt as a kid being taken seriously, that you are part of the human drama.

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Sia

Born: December 18, 1975 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Married to: Erik Anders Lang (2 August 2014 – present) (separated)

I don’t go to shows because I just want to listen to the music performed live. I want to get to know the person who’s performing it. Or I want to, like, take away a sense that I had an experience that nobody else is going to have again, or a unique experience for that moment.

I have social anxiety. It’s easier up on stage because there’s security in being there. When I’m off stage I’m trying not to be a manic freak. I’m quite shy.

People call me for the ballads. Apparently that’s where I’ve been pigeonholed. But it’s really interesting and really fun. It’s my favourite part of the job, writing.

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Ray Liotta

Born: December 18, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Okay there was an edginess to the guy, but he never killed anyone. All he did was beat up the guy who was harming girlfriend. And a major point in the film was how he couldn’t be made because he was part Irish and part Italian. But then they also say I’m Italian and I’m mostly Scottish with a bit of Italian. So, it doesn’t track sometimes. – on preconceptions about him based on his role in Goodfellas (1990).

I’ve only been in one fight in my whole life… in 7th grade, yet everyone thinks I’m a maniac.

Research is good to a degree, to learn how to hold a gun. You want to look like you know what you’re doing and get a basic sense. But your imagination is all you need. They say that the imagination is…

Anna Walton

Born: December 18, 1980 in London, England, UK

She is an actress, known for Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), The Seasoning House (2012) and Mutant Chronicles (2008).

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Ashley Benson

Born: December 18, 1989 in Long Beach, California, USA

I like edgy but classic looks – like Chanel mixed with Alexander McQueen. My personal style is edgier. My closet is just black, gray, and white. I’m more comfortable in darker colors and leather jackets.

I always get offered the pretty, popular girl roles, but I want to do something dark, really challenge myself and get out of my comfort level.

Everything I do is unfabulous. I’m the most normal person. I love walking everywhere and going to hole-in-the-wall places, like nail shops, because they do the best job. And I go to vintage stores rather than high-end boutiques, because I like to dress different from other people.

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Steven Spielberg

Born: December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Married to:
Kate Capshaw (12 October 1991 – present) (5 children)
Amy Irving (27 November 1985 – 2 February 1989) (divorced) (1 child)

During an interview with Roger Ebert regarding his film Munich (2005) and the response from Jewish critics that claim it depicts Israeli and Palestinian causes as morally equivalent: Frankly, I think that’s a stupid charge. The people who attack the movie based on ‘moral equivalence’ are some of the same people who say diplomacy itself is an exercise in ‘moral equivalence’ and that war is the only answer. That the only way to fight terrorism is to dehumanize the terrorists by asking no questions about who they are and where they come from. What I believe is, every act of terrorism requires a strong response, but we must also pay attention to the causes. That’s why we…