Mark Ruffalo ‘I Auditioned 800 Times Without Booking A Role’

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Catherine Balavage

For t markruffalo hose outside the acting industry it probably looks easy, but what isn’t easy is finding work. This is proven by Mark Ruffalo’s interview in Interview magazine. Here is a highlight:

“In 2000, playwright-cum filmmaker-Kenneth Lonergan’s quirky little sibling drama You Can Count on Me broke out of the festival circuit and went on to be nominated for two Academy Awards (for screenplay and for actress Laura Linney’s star turn). Its success was powered, in part, by the electric performance of a virtually unknown 32-year-old leading man. By the time he booked the part, Mark Ruffalo had already given up on acting at least once, in the mid-’90s, heading home to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to work for his commercial-painter father. But he came back, again and again—auditioning, he once said, 800 times without booking a single role.”

Wow. That is impressive perseverance. Ruffalo also had to deal with his brother being murdered and having a benign brain tumor removed.

Mark Ruffalo is an amazing actor and I am just happy he kept at it. Read the amazing interview, he is interviewed by Julia Roberts and on a shameless self-promotion note: If you are an actor then check out my book How To Be a Successful Actor: Becoming an Actorpreneur. It is available in print and in all eBook formats on both Smashwords and Amazon.

Ashton Kutcher, Kit Harington, Courteney Cox, Emma Stone Read Mean Tweets About Themselves

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Frostie

A group of celebrities have rea celebsreadoutmeantweetsaboutthemselves d aloud mean tweets about themselves,and it is funny and sad at the same time. Jimmy Kimmel had a number of celebrities read out the tweets in his “Mean Tweets” segment on his show. Ashton Kutcher, Kit Harington, Courteney Cox, Emma Stone and Julia Roberts all joined in.

Mindy Kaling read out her mean tweet from @chipheuston94, “Mindy Kaling is not funny or attractive, she has an annoying voice and just plainly sucks…why does she have her own show.” and then quipped “I feel like this is more than 140 characters.”

Courteney Cox read out, “I hate Courteney Cox I f*cking hate her. P*ssy hoe” Courteney’s excellent response makes something horrible funny, “That’s sweet.”

What do you think? Would you read mean tweets about yourself?

The Sunday Times Rich List 2014

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Frostie

SIR PAUL McCARTNEY SHARES £710m FORTUNE WITH WIFE NANCY SHEVELL IN MUSIC MILLIONAIRES TOP 50

SIMON COWELL’S WEALTH IS UP BY £50m TO £300m

ADELE HEADS YOUNG MUSIC RICH LIST WITH £45m

ONE DIRECTION SHARE £70m FORTUNE

Sir Paul McCartney, now 71 and still touring, has added £30m to the wealth he shares with his third wife, Nancy, 53. With Shevell’s £150m stake in her family’s American trucking operation, the couple’s fortune stands at £710m. The 2014 chart of the 50 wealthiest music millionaires in Britain and Ireland is published in The Sunday Times Rich List 2014 this Sunday, May 18.

Rising quickly up the list is Simon Cowell, worth £300m. His contracts for ITV’s X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent have helped to boost his fortune by £50m in a year. The success of the Ministry of Sound record label and brand has helped to add £70m to the wealth of Lord Palumbo, the Liberal Democrat peer, who is now worth £270m.

The combined wealth of Irish band U2 is down by £92m at £428m after the retirement of Paul McGuinness, their former manager, who now appears in the Music Millionaires Rich List in his own right with a £104m fortune. However, the individual wealth of the four band members, Paul Hewson (Bono), Adam Clayton, Dave Evans (the Edge) and Larry Mullen, has gone up £3m each, as last year they shared a joint fortune of £520m with McGuinness.

Mohammad and Kamaliya Zahoor, worth £300m, join the music wealth chart on the strength of Ukranian singer Kamaliya’s burgeoning pop career, funded by her entrepreneur husband Mohammad, who is a British-Pakistani citizen. Music mogul Roger Ames, who runs part of Live Nation, the concert search engine, returns to the list with a £120m fortune. David Bowie’s latest album The Next Day, which reached No 1 in the UK last year, helped to boost his fortune by £20m and for the first time we include the £15m fortune of his wife Iman Abdulmajid, to put the couple’s total wealth this year at £135m.

Take That singer Gary Barlow, who was worth just £30m in 2009, has added £5m to his wealth in the past year, bringing his personal fortune to £65m. We make no deduction to his wealth for the recent court ruling on tax avoidance until the matter is fully resolved.

THE 2014 SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST

THE MUSIC MILLIONAIRES *indicates National rank in Irish 250

Music rank2014	Music rank2013	Name	2014 wealth	Wealth increase/decrease	National rank
1	1	Len Blavatnik	£10,000m	down £1,000m	4
2	2	Clive Calder	£1,400m	up £50m	62=
3	3	Sir Cameron Mackintosh	£1,000m	up £175m	98=
4	4	Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell	£710m	up £30m	142
5	5	Lord Lloyd-Webber	£640m	up £20m	162
6	6	U2	£428m	down £92m	*19
7	7	Simon Fuller	£382m	up £7m	256
8=	8=	Simon Cowell	£300m	up £50m	307=
8=	–	Mohammad and Kamaliya Zahoor	£300m	New	307=
10	10	Sir Elton John	£260m	up £20m	353=
11	15=	Lord Palumbo	£250m	up £70m	367=
12	11=	Sir Mick Jagger	£215m	up £15m	435=
13	11=	David and Victoria Beckham	£210m	up £10m	442=
14	14	Keith Richards	£200m	up £15m	458=
15	13	Michael Flatley	£193m	up £2m	*44
16	15=	Olivia and Dhani Harrison	£190m	up £10m	495=
17	15=	Sting	£180m	No change	514=
18	19	Ringo Starr	£170m	up £10m	549=
19	20	Roger Waters	£160m	up £10m	571=
20	18	Denis Desmond and Caroline Downey	£153m	down £8m	*56
21=	23	Eric Clapton	£150m	up £10m	607=
21=	21	Sir Tim Rice	£150m	up £1m	607=
23	22	Sir Tom Jones	£145m	No change	639=
24	24	Rod Stewart	£140m	up £10m	647=
25	29=	David Bowie and Iman Abdulmajid	£135m	up £35m	666=
26	29=	Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne	£130m	up £30m	691=
27=	25	Roger Ames	£120m	New	751=
27=	27=	Robbie Williams	£120m	up £15m	751=
29	26	Phil Collins	£115m	No change	788=
30=	31	Brian May	£105m	up £10m	846=
30=	27=	George Michael	£105m	No change	846=
32	–	Paul McGuinness	£104m	New	*87=
33=	37=	Jimmy Page	£100m	up £20m	863=
33=	37=	Robert Plant	£100m	up £20m	863=
33=	32=	Roger Taylor	£100m	up £10m	863=
33=	32=	Charlie Watts	£100m	up £10m	863=
37	35	Enya	£88m	up £1m	*104=
38	36	David Gilmour	£85m	No change	989=
39	42=	Martin Mills	£84m	up £14m	–
40	37=	Chris Blackwell	£80m	No change	–
41=	40=	John Deacon	£75m	up £1m	–
41=	–	Tracey Ullman	£75m	New	–
43	40=	Noel and Liam Gallagher	£74m	No change	–
44=	45=	Mark Knopfler	£70m	up £5m	–
44=	51	Nick Mason	£70m	up £15m	–
44=	42=	Pete Townshend	£70m	No change	–
44=	42=	Chris Wright	£70m	No change	–
48=	49=	Gary Barlow	£65m	up £5m	–
48=	45=	Judy Craymer	£65m	No change	–
48=	45=	Engelbert Humperdinck	£65m	No change	–

Singer Adele, 26, heads the list of young musicians, aged 30 and under, with a £45m fortune, up 50% (£15m) on last year, with continued success from album sales.

She is £15m ahead of the highest new entry to the young musicians list, Calvin Harris. The Scottish hit-maker and superstar DJ has had no less than nine top 10 hits from his current album, 18 months – the most from a single album in chart history. Now able to charge a reported $200,000 for a night’s work as a DJ in Las Vegas or Miami, Harris formerly stacked shelves in Marks & Spencer.

The combined wealth of the five members of One Direction is £70m, making 1D the richest boy band in history from Britain and Ireland. Niall Horan, 20, Zayn Malik, 21, Liam Payne, 20, Harry Styles 20, and Louis Tomlinson, 22, are each worth £14m. In 2013, the combined fortune of the band was just £25m, with each member worth £5m.

The four members of Mumford and Sons, all new entries to the Young Musicians Rich List, share a £37m fortune. Marcus Mumford, 27, and his actress wife, Carey Mulligan, 28, are jointly worth £13m, while Ted Dwane, 29, Ben Lovett, 27, and Winston Marshall, 26, are each worth £8m.

Third in the list of the wealthiest young bands is Sheffield indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, with a combined fortune of £30m. Jamie Cook, 28, Matt Helders 28, and Nick O’Malley, 28, are each worth £7m, while Alex Turner, 28, who has other music interests, is worth £9m.

The four members of JLS, JB Gill, 27, Marvin Humes, 29, Aston Merrygold, 26, and Oritse Williams, 27, are each worth £7m, putting their combined wealth at £28m.

THE 2014 SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST

THE RICHEST YOUNG MUSICIANS – AGED 30 AND UNDER

Young Music rank2014	Young Music rank2013	Name	2014 wealth	Wealth increase/decrease
1	1	Adele	£45m	up £15m
2	–	Calvin Harris	£30m	New
3	2	Cheryl Cole	£16m	up £2m
4=	17=	Niall Horan	£14m	up £9m
4=	17=	Zayn Malik	£14m	up £9m
4=	17=	Liam Payne	£14m	up £9m
4=	17=	Harry Styles	£14m	up £9m
4=	17=	Louis Tomlinson	£14m	up £9m
9=	3=	Leona Lewis	£13m	up £1m
9=	–	Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan	£13m	New
11	3=	Katie Melua	£12m	No change
12=	6=	Jessie J	£10m	up £2m
12=	5	Florence Welch	£10m	up £1m
14	–	Alex Turner	£9m	New
15=	6=	Charlotte Church	£8m	No change
15=	–	Ted Dwane	£8m	New
15=	–	Jamal Edwards	£8m	New
15=	–	Ben Lovett	£8m	New
15=	–	Winston Marshall	£8m	New
15=	–	Olly Murs	£8m	New
15=	–	Dizzee Rascal	£8m	New
15=	17=	Emeli Sande	£8m	up £3m
23=	–	Jamie Cook	£7m	New
23=	8=	Jonathan (JB) Gill	£7m	up £1m
23=	–	Ellie Goulding	£7m	New
23=	–	Matt Helders	£7m	New
23=	8=	Marvin Humes	£7m	up £1m
23=	8=	Aston Merrygold	£7m	up £1m
23=	–	Nick O’Malley	£7m	New
23=	17=	Ed Sheeran	£7m	up £2m
23=	8=	Oritsé Williams	£7m	up £1m
32=	8=	Lily Allen	£6m	No change
32=	8=	Nadine Coyle	£6m	No change
32=	8=	Duffy	£6m	No change
32=	8=	James Morrison	£6m	No change
32=	–	Paolo Nutini	£6m	New
32=	8=	Nicola Roberts	£6m	No change

The 26^th annual Sunday Times Rich List – the definitive guide to wealth in Britain and Ireland – is published on May 18 in a special 116-page issue of The Sunday Times Magazine, which profiles the 1,000 richest individuals and families in the UK and the wealthiest 250 in Ireland. The list is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. It excludes bank accounts, to which the paper has no access.

The Sunday Times Rich List 2014 is compiled by Philip Beresford, the leading authority on British wealth, and edited by Ian Coxon.

Credit to The Sunday Times.

Cancer Fundraiser Stephen Sutton Dies

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Frostie

Photo credit: Stephen Sutton Facebook

Sad news today as cancer fundraiser, Stephen Sutton, has died from bowel cancer.

The news was announced by his mother on his Facebook account. She said: “My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 14th May.

“The ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey.

“We all know he will never be forgotten, his spirit will live on, in all that he achieved and shared with so many. Love, His mom x’

Before he died Stephen raised £3million for the Teenage Cancer Trust. He was only 19 and had battled the disease for four years.

Prime Minister David Cameron led the tributes praising his. He wrote: “I’m deeply saddened to hear that Stephen Sutton has died. His spirit, bravery and fundraising for cancer research were all an inspiration.”

Ricky Gervais tweeted: “RIP Stephen Sutton. A true hero & inspiration to us all.”

Ed Miliband also tweeted: “Tragic news that Stephen Sutton has passed away. His bravery & determination to live life to the full was an inspiration to us all.”

Beyoncé Responds To That Solange And Jay Z Lift Attack

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Frostie

Beyoncé has responded to the rumours that Jay Z’s 100th problem, her sister Solange, is no longer her friend by posting a lot of pictures of the two together on her Instagram.

32-year-old Beyoncé uploaded a picture of them at Coachella last month, one of them hugging and one of the sisters looking happy together on the back of a truck. But where does this leave Jay Z? What really happened in that lift? Will we ever know? Maybe not, but some of the rumours are that Jay wanted to go to Rihanna’s afterparty, or that Solange has just never liked her brother-in-law and has flipped out before.

Tell us what you think.

Beyonce’s Sister Solange Attacks Jay Z

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Frostie

The world was shocked yesterday when a video showing Beyonce’s sister, Solange, physically attacking Beyonce’s husband, Jay Z, in an elevator went viral. The video is below and it is hard to understand the reason behind the attack as there is no sound. Take a look and tell us what you think.

The video footage was obtained by TMZ and is from inside an elevator in the Standard Hotel. The incident happened in New York after the Met Ball Gala last week. Beyonce later posted a cryptic prayer about relationships on her Instagram feed.

According to US Weekly, the two sisters flew to Costa Rica very soon afterwards for Kelly Rowland’s secret wedding to her long-time boyfriend Tim Witherspoon. It was a “quick, simple ceremony – only around 30 people,”

Sewing Is Officially Cool Thanks To The Great British Sewing Bee & Kirsty Allsop

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Frostie

Sewing is officially cool, thanks to The Great British Sewing Bee, Kirsty Allsop and many more. Meet an entrepreneurial crafter who’s turned her love of stitching into a community event.

Maggie Robb has always been drawn to making her mark with a needle and thread, but it was leaving London and her job as a TV producer that set her on course as a maker.

Maggie Robb (Made by Maggie) at The Spring Downley Makers’ Market

Maggie works with vintage fabric and hand embroidery under the label Made by Maggie. “There’s something magical about hand-embroidering a name, or stitching the face of someone onto a blank piece of fabric. Like a little bit of benevolent voodoo!”

Fiona Emma (Linen and Roses) at The Spring Downley Makers’ Market

In 2011 she and her husband moved to the village of Downley on the edge of the Chilterns and near High Wycombe. At the toddlers’ play-group Maggie met local mums Catherine Smith and Fiona Emm. Somewhere along the line between changing nappies and playing with Lego, they discovered their mutual passion for stitching.

“We were all creating things in the evenings, but dreaming of turning our hobbies into a business. The Downley Makers’ Market was the result.”

Liberty Lavender Cats by Made by Maggie

Aware that there was a gap in the market the three creative mums booked the village community hall for a Saturday morning close to Christmas. “We knew we’d look pretty silly in such a big venue, so we started to advertise for other makers to take pitches, for a small fee. We could have filled the hall twice over and by the time our spring market came along we had three times as many makers applying.”

Brooches by Made by Maggie

The Downley Makers were able to cover their start-up and advertising costs with the fees taken from fellow makers. “We’re not quite running at a profit as we’re using any money left over from the craft markets to expand what we do online.” Maggie explains. “A website is on the way this summer, as well as workshops. Its really important to us that The Makers’ Market is as much about an ethos of sharing skills and information as it is an event at which people can sell.”

You can meet The Downley Makers in person at Downley Day on June 21st and their next market will be later in the autumn. “Things have been so busy since we started the markets that I think we all find it hard to keep up sometimes.” Maggie confesses, “But it’s great knowing that we’ve created something that so many people are engaging with and getting pleasure from.”

Fiona Emm, Catherine Smith and Maggie Robb – The Downley Makers’

Made by Maggie: Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MadebyMaggie07

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Piquadro UK Flagship Store Launch Event

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Frostie

WHAT: THE LAUNCH OF PIQUADRO’S UK FLAGSHIP LONDON STORE

WHEN: Tuesday 29th April

WHERE: Piquadro, 67 Regents Street

Jack Guinness, Oliver Proudlock, Henry Conway, Piquadro CEO Marco Palmieri

VIPs from the world of fashion and business converged at 67 Regents Street to toast the opening of Piquadro’s London flagship store

Piquadro is an innovative Italian leather house specializing in business and travel items with over 100 stores worldwide

Set over two floors, the beautifully modern store features bespoke interiors designed by Karim Azzabi

The basic concept that inspired Azzabi is the idea of a cocoon defining a unique and original exhibition format in which the elements that make up the internal structure are bands that line the walls like ribs and that also act as display elements

CEO Marco Palmieri hosted the event along with celebrity DJ’s Amber Le Bon and Jack Guinness

Marco Palmieri guided guests around the store whilst conversation flowed over the bespoke Garden Martini cocktail and delicious canapés.

WHO:
Amber Le Bon

Jack Guinness

Oliver Proudlock

Henry Conway

Marco Palmieri – Piquadro CEO

WHAT THEY ATE: A bespoke menu for Piquadro including

Carpaccio of Scottish beef

Truffled goats cheese

Salmon mi qui beach herbs melon and ponzu

Lobster cocktail

Beetroot macaroons

Peeled prawns tossed in chilli and lime zest

WHAT THEY DRANK: The “Garden Martini”

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