All Quotes

The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe.
‐‐ Kim Novak

The first time I was in London, I went to an English greasy spoon to get some breakfast and realised that all the waiters were speaking Italian. That's when it hit me what an international city this is.
‐‐ Monica Bellucci

The first time I was nominated for an award for professional acting, I was in my mid-twenties. I was married and the mother of my first two daughters. I had been working for near to 15 years.
‐‐ Tyne Daly

The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest.
‐‐ Bonnie Hunt

The first time I was onstage, I felt like the audience was breathing with me. I don't know if I was good or not; I just knew I was having a ball, and for the first time, I felt I belonged somewhere.
‐‐ Ato Essandoh

The first time I was paparazzi'd, I thought I was being investigated for an insurance claim.
‐‐ Portia de Rossi

The first time I was pregnant, Kanye and I were dating, and I was just being introduced to the world of fashion. I wanted to work with a bunch of different stylists, and when you work with a new stylist, everyone wants to possess your look.
‐‐ Kim Kardashian

The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.
‐‐ Katy B

The first time I went to Abbey Road and put those headphones on, I discovered I had two voices. I no longer had to shout in the studio, but I can't knock the Cavern or the other clubs because they gave me my strong voice.
‐‐ Cilla Black

The first time I went to Fenway Park was probably 1950. It was the early '50s, and it was my father taking me to the game.
‐‐ Mike Barnicle

The first time I went to Helene Hanff's apartment at 305 East 72nd Street, it was 1977, and I was a 16-year-old girl who wanted to be a writer.
‐‐ Jean Hanff Korelitz

The first time I went to Hollywood, I was 25 years old. My background was mostly Italian.
‐‐ Isabella Rossellini

The first time I went to Iraq was October 2002, when Saddam was still in power, and then, subsequently, in January of 2003, about three-and-a-half months before the U.S. invasion. So, I got to see the before and after of Iraq, basically, before and after the war.
‐‐ Farnaz Fassihi

The first time I went to Johnny Depp's house in LA is when I realized what I was getting myself into. I knew he was famous, but I didn't really know what that entailed.
‐‐ Kate Moss

The first time I went to New York, I met Alan Freed.
‐‐ Johnny Rivers

The first time I went to New York, it was really exciting, and I thought, given half the chance, it would be nice to live there - the same with London.
‐‐ Alex Turner

The first time I went to Sturgis, I remember thinking, 'This motorcycle thing, this is me.'
‐‐ Brantley Gilbert

The first time I went to Taiwan, there were cameras, paparazzi, TV stations outside my hotel twenty-four hours a day nonstop.
‐‐ Jeremy Lin

The first time I went to therapy, I had to stop going because they were making me hate my parents.
‐‐ Chloe Sevigny

The first time I worked out I almost threw up. I did not feel good at all. My friend said, 'You have to get past the first month, you're going to feel so much better.' And she was right: After about 30 or 40 days, I saw changes.
‐‐ Tori Kelly

The first time I worked with colors was by making these mosaics of Pantone swatches. They end up being very large pictures, and I photographed with a very large camera - an 8x10 camera. So you can see the surface of every single swatch - like in this picture of Chuck Close. And you have to walk very far to be able to see it.
‐‐ Vik Muniz

The first time it felt really dangerous, like the sort of thing you had to lock the doors and close the curtains on because if anybody saw you, God would strike you down with a thunderbolt. But I took to it like a duck to water.
‐‐ Jamie Muir

The first time Kyuss was about to get signed, they're like, 'We'd like to sign you!' and we just said, 'No! Forget it!' because we thought people were always trying to invade everything.
‐‐ Josh Homme

The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner, and he was charming and sweet, but I did all the talking.
‐‐ Christopher Plummer

The first time my father woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me he was going to die, I think I was eight. He brought out all his papers and explained to me what to do with his body and who to call and how to take care of things. You either learn how to survive, or you fall to pieces. I'm pretty good at surviving.
‐‐ Eric Walters

The first time my friends saw me in a magazine I was so excited.
‐‐ Chanel Iman

The first time my mum and dad went to the theatre was at my drama school in third year.
‐‐ Amanda Hale

The first time my parents found out I was acting was when a friend told them they had just come back from a play I was in.
‐‐ Poorna Jagannathan

The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime's Funniest Person in America. And that's a really tough title to travel around with when you're not even known.
‐‐ Ellen DeGeneres

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.
‐‐ Miranda Cosgrove

The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.
‐‐ Hanna Rosin

The first time that I came to New York to work properly was the mid-'80s, but I was doing eight shows a week. You have no life. Going to a punk rock club - or whatever the music was at that time - would not have been on my agenda.
‐‐ Alan Rickman

The first time that I saw people actually make the thing that I wrote was my first episode of 'Six Feet Under.' It was called 'Back To The Garden.'
‐‐ Jill Soloway

The first time that I was elected I was called the Judas Iscariot of the black community because I took a stand that was inconsistent of cutting across the grain.
‐‐ Tim Scott

The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.
‐‐ Francois Hollande

The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there.
‐‐ Billie Joe Armstrong

The first time the Kirov ballet was seen in America was on Sept. 11, 1961. The ballet was 'Swan Lake.' The ballerina was Inna Zubkovskaya. The place was the old Met, on what must have been one of the hottest nights of the year, and there was no air-conditioning.
‐‐ Robert Gottlieb

The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.
‐‐ Benny Green

The first time, where Fox Mulder and Scully met, she stands up for herself. She stands right there and gives it to him and that was extremely attractive.
‐‐ Gillian Anderson

The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea.
‐‐ Tom T. Hall

The first time you go on holiday is the test of a relationship, when you really find out if you're compatible or not. You find out what's annoying about that person, and whether or not you're willing to put up with that because you love them and you don't want to be alone.
‐‐ Alice Lowe

The first time you hold your baby in your arms, I mean, a sense of strength and love washes over you. It washed over me and I never thought that possible.
‐‐ Colin Farrell

The first time you make something, follow the recipe, then figure out how to tailor it to your own tastes.
‐‐ Ruth Reichl

The first time you marry for love, the second for money, and the third for companionship.
‐‐ Jackie Kennedy

The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You're just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation.
‐‐ Sam Yagan

The first time you meet someone, they're a new acquaintance, the second time you have a bit of an understanding, and the third time you meet them, you're old hats.
‐‐ Kathryn Minshew

The first time you say something, it's heard. The second time, it's recognized, and the third time it's learned.
‐‐ John C. Maxwell

The first time you watch a movie that you like, all of the magic works on you. It's an experience of having a world unfold in front of you. But if you watch it again, you start to see where the seams are.
‐‐ Marshall Curry

The first time you went to eBay, you probably didn't do a transaction.
‐‐ Bill Gurley

The first time you win, nobody picks you; the last time you win, nobody picks you. You've just got to pick yourself.
‐‐ Venus Williams