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I used to think that my songs were the best things that I would leave behind me. And I definitely think my kids are now. For starters, they're writing better songs than I was at their age.

Age Behind Best Better
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I grew up listening to Hank Williams and Johnny Cash, so arriving in Nashville in the '60s was really exciting for me.

Arriving Cash Exciting Grew
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When I was stationed in Germany, Johnny Cash was already a legend over there because he'd done some shows, then gone off to some bar straight afterwards and played just for the troops. So he was a real hero.

Afterwards Bar Because Cash
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Broadway is such a diverse community. Everybody knows how I believe, and everyone believes, and it's not a big deal. But in Hollywood, if you talk about politics - especially if you're a Republican - or spirituality, it's just not something people want to hear about.

About Believe Believes Big
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You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you have it. To prepare, I do a lot of aerobic activity. Many times at the gym, people will look at me because I'll be on the treadmill humming.

Activity Aerobic Again Because
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Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing.

Am Artist Country Genre
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I've never turned into a bee - I've never been chased by a mummy or met a ghost. But many of the ideas in my books are suggested by real life.

Bee Been Books Chased
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When I was a kid, there were these great comic books called 'Tales From The Crypt' and 'The Vault of Horror.' They were gruesome. I discovered them in the barbershop and thought they were fabulous.

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When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.
Afraid Back Books Feelings
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I'm trying to learn, as I'm in my 40s, to embrace what I've been able to achieve and be proud of it. And I know there's roles that I will want to play before I die, but I'm still just taking one day at a time.

Able Achieve Been Before
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.

Amazing Been Everything Happened
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One thing I really want to do is - I spent ten years in New York doing theater before I moved to L.A. to do TV and film. I'd really like to go to back New York and do some theater.

Back Before Doing Film
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There's a difference between making fun of something and having fun with something.
Between Difference Fun Having
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Oatmeal tastes so good on its own, you don't even need to add sugar.

Add Even Good Need
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As much as you can eat healthy, it's also important to remember to drink healthy too. Tea is very healing.

Also Drink Eat Healing
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Apples, grapes... any kind of fruit gives me the energy I need to get through my busy day.

Any Apples Busy Day
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My body has been making women laugh for the last 20 years and I'm happy to continue to oblige.
Been Body Continue Happy
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I read my Bible and I pray and all of that. I really do. But at the same time, I don't think being gay is a sin. Period.

Being Bible Gay Period
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Absolutely father knows best, always do what your fathers say, and if you can't find one then just ask me, I am a father and I know best.

Absolutely Always Am Ask
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I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.

Acceptance Based Christianity Forgiveness
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His death was the first time that Ed Wynn ever made anyone sad

Anyone Death Ever First
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I left home because I was hungry

Because Home Hungry Left
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If by chance some day you're not feeling well and you should remember some silly thing I've said or done and it brings back a smile to your face or a chuckle to your heart, then my purpose as your clown has been fulfilled.

Back Been Brings Chance
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I got the chance to do things that I dreamed of when I was a kid: I got to travel around the world; I had my own 'Goosebumps' attraction at Disney World; I've been on TV and had three TV series.

Around Attraction Been Chance
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Any kid will run any errand for you, if you ask at bedtime.

Any Ask Bedtime Kid
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Exercise? I get it on the golf course. When I see my friends collapse, I run for the paramedics.

Collapse Course Exercise Friends
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Twitter is fun because it lets me stay in touch with all my original readers who grew up with my books. I love hearing from readers instantly on Twitter.

Because Books Fun Grew
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I'm nuts and I know it. But so long as I make 'em laugh, they ain't going to lock me up.

Going Know Laugh Lock
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I love theme parks but I'm a real chicken on rides. I'd rather invent scary rides for my books than go on them for real.

Books Chicken Go ILove
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I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
After Came College ICame
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All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

About Find Make Married
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.

Definitely Ralph Would
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I think that charity is a tricky thing, because a lot of times, people equate charity with handouts. I don't believe in handouts.

Because Believe Charity Equate
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It's my job, too, to keep up with pop culture and what the kids are into 'cause you don't want to sound like an old man trying to write for kids. I spend a lot of my time spying on them.

Cause Culture Job Keep
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So many people in their 20s and 30s, on Twitter, say 'Please write something for us,' so I have to listen to them, they're my audience.

Audience Listen Many People
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My dad wanted to name me after Rainier Maria Rilke, the poet.

After Dad Maria Me
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You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.
Famous Got Hollywood Meet
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I'm lucky to have a wife and a child that keep me grounded.

Child Grounded Keep Lucky
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I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

God Humor Sense Think
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I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles.

After Anywhere Drive Lot
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Believe it or not, my introduction to scary literature was 'Pinocchio.' My mother read it to me every day before naptime when I was three or four. The original 'Pinocchio' is terrifying.

Before Believe Day Every
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I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.

Ideas Laugh Made Myself
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Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters.

Biggest Characters Essentially Movie
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I would love to see some comedies about loser women.

About Comedies Loser Love
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.

Boring Dreamed Dreams Idea
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Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow older, rely more and more on a sense of humor.

Women Grow older Cosmetics Men
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Beauty makes idiots sad and wise men merry.

Beauty Idiots Wise men
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There is something distinguished about even his failures; they sink not trivially, but with a certain air of majesty, like a great ship, its flags flying, full of holes.

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A broken heart is a monument to a love that will never die; fulfillment is a monument to a love that is already on its deathbed.

Broken heart Monument Love Fulfillment
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The sweetest memory is that which involves something which one should not have done; the bitterest, that which involves something which one should not have done, and which one did not do.

Sweetest memory Have done Bitterest
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