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on her short-lived experience in jail while awaiting relocation to detox] I just felt uncomfortable. I wasn`t really scared until I started walking down the hall. I started to think, "What if a girl tries to rape me, or what if someone tries to bully me because I`m Left Eye." That kind of stuff was running through my head. But as soon as I turned the corner and all the girls saw me, they started cheering. They were like, "Whoooo! Left Eye! Left Eye!" So I started pimping, like, "Yeah! What`s up?" First I was walking like I was scared, but when they started yelling and screaming my name, I stood upright and I felt confident. Like okay, I`m not gone have to worry about that stuff I was just thinking about. I was like, "All right!" The whole time I was there I was just cool. I didn`t have a problem with nobody and nobody had a problem with me. I wasn`t like stuck in a corner crying like, "What am I going to do?" As soon as I got there, I joined in the card game. There were people who were excited. They were calling their family. They were like, "Left Eye, can you say hi to my little nephew?" I was like, "Sure, whatever, no problem."

- Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

Electricity can be dangerous. My nephew tried to stick a penny into a plug. Whoever said a penny doesn`t go far didn`t see him shoot across that floor. I told him he was grounded.

- Tim Allen

After hearing an unkind remark made about his condition by George Clooney, nephew of Rosemary Clooney: "It`s funny how class can skip a generation, isn`t it?"

- Charlton Heston

(on her short-lived experience in jail while awaiting relocation to detox) I just felt uncomfortable. I wasn`t really scared until I started walking down the hall. I started to think, "What if a girl tries to rape me, or what if someone tries to bully me because I`m Left Eye." That kind of stuff was running through my head. But as soon as I turned the corner and all the girls saw me, they started cheering. They were like, "Whoooo! Left Eye! Left Eye!" So I started pimping, like, "Yeah! What`s up?" First I was walking like I was scared, but when they started yelling and screaming my name, I stood upright and I felt confident. Like okay, I`m not gone have to worry about that stuff I was just thinking about. I was like, "All right!" The whole time I was there I was just cool. I didn`t have a problem with nobody and nobody had a problem with me. I wasn`t like stuck in a corner crying like, "What am I going to do?" As soon as I got there, I joined in the card game. There were people who were excited. They were calling their family. They were like, "Left Eye, can you say hi to my little nephew?" I was like, "Sure, whatever, no problem."

- Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes

We`re talking about comparing it to a film, which was amazing, and the actors were such great actors in terms of style, but it`s important not to just hold onto that. My 15 year old nephew came to the show, and it`s his first Streetcar, and lots of people`s first Streetcars, so it`s important in that sense too. As far as the criticisms go, it`s news making, but that`s about it.

- Amy Ryan
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Honestly, I don`t think I would have been that quick or even thought to do that, ... I`m just grateful he`s OK, and I can`t thank my nephew enough for what he did.

- Donna King

His sister picked up a lot of the slack for care of his mom. His nephew, Daniel Miller, helped keep an eye on the farm. Steven and Nicholas helped with feeding and caring for the dogs.

- Amanda Smith

We are an educated family, so it`s very hard to fathom that this could happen. I don`t think my nephew was involved in any gang-related (activity). If he wasn`t at home, he was with his girlfriend.

- Bruce Clark

My sister and brother-in-law started the ministry in memory of my nephew, ... Because it`s my nephew, I have a very emotional tie to the ministry. You just can`t get a better story for feeding hungry children.

- Ann Plato

It`s been a hard and stressful adjustment on everyone. But it was my family, and they had nowhere to go. One of the fun parts though will be getting to see my nephew play for his senior year. I`ve heard from family members how good he is, but now I`ll see firsthand.

- Augustine Ruiz