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Demetri Martin Comedian, Actor
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"I love Buster Keaton and I love physical comedy when it's done in an emotionally understated way. I just like to play it, and I need the attention."

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Denis Johnson Author, Poet
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"If you take a lie and allow your desire for the truth, you'll end up with some truth - not fact, but something that gets you closer to the truth. That's what we want. When we go to a play, we need to be assured that the experience we're having."

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Deron Williams Basketball player
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"I actually don't play any new video games except 'Call of Duty.' I'm addicted to 'Call of Duty.' It's the only game I need."

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Derrek Lee Baseball Player
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"Defense is something I take pride in. I feel it's just as important as offense. They should have RBIs for defensive plays."

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Derrek Lee Baseball Player
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"If they watch me play, people will say I'm not into it or whatever. That's okay. I kind of like it. People don't know how much work I'm putting into it. They don't need to know."

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Dhani Harrison Musician
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"To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them."

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Diana Quick Actress
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"Its always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, Ive been lucky with the things Ive been asked to do."

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Dianne Reeves Jazz Singer
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"Peter Martin’s artistry is nothing short of extraordinary. To sing with him is sublime – to listen to him play is a transcendent experience."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"I'm just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it's a lovefest with me and my audience. It's how I get my rocks off."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it."

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Dolly Parton Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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"You are the song of every bird, you are the poet's every word, every artist's picture, every writer's play."

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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
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"Who should play the lead role in a film about me? Dunno. Danny De Vito? Jeff Goldblum? Meryl Streep? Someone of that kind."

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Drake Bell Actor
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"Most people spend their lives on their endeavors, and I get the privilege to have been doing this since I was five. I get to go play and have fun and entertain people."

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Dylan Walsh Actor
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"It's funny when people ask an actor what they want to play next, because you don't get to decide what you play. I don't know. I can only say this: I don't want to and have no interest in playing a plastic surgeon. That's for sure. I'm open to anything else."

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Dorothy Parker Poet, Writer, Critic
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"Now that you've got me right down to it, the only thing I didn't like about The Barrets of Wimplole Street was the play."

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Dontrelle Willis Baseball Player
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"I want to make guys put the ball in play. If I give up ten hits, then I give up ten hits. But I want to work on making them earn it."

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