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“With bikes, it is absolutely the case that you will get what you pay for. Invest in quality so it will endure wear and tear.”
“If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.”
“The worst part about being married is when you're not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you're coming in, and you don't have a chance to debrief on the day. That's the worst.”
“I was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought was important with my life, so I headed to California and didn't look back.”
“In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous.”
“As obvious as it sounds, I strongly recommend shopping at a specialty bike store. They are the experts, and they will be able to help you decide which bike is best for you.”
“One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.”
“I hate shaving. It's much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it when I'm clean-shaven. If you see me with a clean face, then you know I'm in the kissing mode!”
“Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.”
“I did a play called 'On Golden Pond' in a dinner theater in Maine and then went to New York for a talent competition having put together a three-man juggling routine and some one-liners and I got myself an agent from that.”
“My wife and I try not to get into each other's work too much.”
“You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.”
“I have a specialized racing bike, which is great because it has a solid build, is comfortable to ride, and is lightweight.”
“People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.”
“I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family.”
“I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.”
“Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder.”
“Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family.”