Jennifer Jason Leigh

My mother always helped me because she was kind of a research fanatic. When she would write a screenplay, there would be so much research all over the walls. And so when I started working as an actress, I would do the same thing. She instilled in me a love of taking everything very seriously. It didn't matter what it was.

American Actress

Pauley Perrette

Pauley Perrette: I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me on NCIS because I was comfortable with the language, I had studied criminal science in school for years.

Dolly Parton

God knows when the end of time will come, not some fanatic... The world will end someday, but the end of the world and the end of time are two different things.

American Singer

Prodigy

I don't want fans anymore, because the definition of a fan is a fanatic. The people who buy my product and ride with me are my supporters, not fanatics.

American Musician

Eoin Morgan

I was helped by the fact that my dad is a cricket fanatic and that my three brothers and two sisters all played. It's just part of our family.

Irish Athlete

James P. Hogan

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.

British Author

Bertrand Russell

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.

British Philosopher

Jonah Hill

I am a filmmaker fanatic. I have never been star-struck by an actor once in my entire life.

American Actor

Olivia Holt

I will always and forever be a high-waisted jean short fanatic.

Dan Gable

I've been a fanatic about working out all my life.

American Wrestler

Indicates someone's extreme passion, which can be positive or negative depending on context.

Intensity Level

A fanatic often tries to get others to be as passionate as they are.

Sharing Enthusiasm

This term is often used for interests outside of mainstream, like a specific band or game.

Niche Interests

As an adjective, 'fanatic' can imply negative judgment about someone's excessive zeal.

Negative Connotation

Use it to emphasize the strength and fervor behind someone's actions or beliefs.

Intensity Indicator

Suggests a level of commitment or obsession that might be considered unreasonable or abnormal.

Obsession Hint

 of the character. Now, this is not -- we're character designers, right? And we're still trying to keep with the real character. So, now you go back and you cover the whole thing with clay. Now you start doing the sculpture for this. And you can see we got a guy from -- who's just a fanatic about dinosaurs to do the sculpting for us, down to the spoon-shaped teeth and everything.

Caleb Chung: Come play...

 fanatics at all they were thoughtful people educated people decent people they were exactly like the people in this room and it it just disturbed me so much but then I thought you know let's be honest we're at a point in this world where we don't have the same relationship to progress that we used to

The danger of science...

 in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower just one fanatic, or some weirdo with a mindset of those who now design computer viruses,

Sir Martin Rees: Earth...

 It's funny, I'm an -- as I said, Apple fanatic -- and one day, about a year or so ago, I was signing on online in the morning to watch Steve Jobs' keynote, because I always do. And he came on, he was presenting the video iPod, and what was on the enormous iPod behind him?

The mystery box PIPE JJ...

 the the far enemy the supply of of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling the supply of money just as important more important perhaps the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling the the wealthy fanatics who were previously

Why global jihad is...

 weren't actually fanatics at all. They were thoughtful people, educated people, decent people. They were exactly like the people in this room. And it just disturbed me so much. But then I thought, you know, let's be honest. We're at a point in this world

 and reading books on dinosaurs as all young dinosaur fanatics do but then even as a child you notice that some parts of the world are really underrepresented in particular africa there are a lot of reasons that not many fossils have been found in africa

The Strange Tail of...

 The supply of young men willing to fight and die for this cause is dwindling. The supply of money — just as important, more important perhaps — the supply of money to this activity is also dwindling. The wealthy fanatics who were previously

Bobby Ghosh: Why global...

 It's December 27, the morning of my brother's wedding day. He asks me to come over and comb his hair in preparation for his wedding photo shoot. A 23-year-old, six-foot-three basketball, particularly Steph Curry, fanatic --

Islamophobia killed my...

 it's great to meet you. Let me tell you who I am. I'm a mom, a coffee lover -- double espresso, cream on the side. I'm an introvert. I'm a wannabe fitness fanatic.

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