For Roland Emmerich, the easy choice would have been to join the family business.
"We have our characters landing, or they have to land. It's an emergency; they make it in the last moment. And they're very happy they're still alive. So the next moment, they realize there are hundreds of airplanes all around. So, wow, there is something bigger going on ..."
Sebastian Coe is one of the greatest middle-distance runners ever to step foot on to an athletics track. There are few people better qualified to comment on the talent and effort it takes to become a world beater. Here he gives CNN his views of Haile Gebrselassie.
Haile Gebrselassie talks to CNN about his childhood, his family, his country and what motivates him to keep on running.
Some athletes earn the right to be considered a sporting legend. Few, in truth, are truly deserving of such an honor. But there can be no quarrel over the greatness of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie who, in a career spanning 16 years, has redefined the art of long-distance running.
It takes a savvy film star to invest in the only business that's keeping audiences away from cinemas. In the case of India's biggest Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan that's cricket.
Few racing fans will forget the day Frankie Dettori stormed into the history books as the first man to take seven winners past the post on a seven-race card.
Having a gun pulled on you in Sao Paulo would be a frightening prospect if you weren't walking the streets with Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, and the gun-wielder wasn't an autograph-hunter... oh, and a policeman.
Some movie actors are lauded for their performances on the silver screen, earning themselves respect and stardom. But few, if any, Western stars are worshipped in quite the way that Shah Rukh Khan is. In a film career spanning 16 years he has risen to become the most recognizable face of Indian cinema and the most watched movie star in the world.
Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest draw in Bollywood and the world's most popular film actor. He shot to stardom in his first feature film "Deewana" (1992) which won him the first of 13 Filmfare awards -- the Bollywood equivalent of an Oscar. Here he talks to CNN about his childhood, family, religion and fame.
For Roland Emmerich, the easy choice would have been to join the family business.
"We have our characters landing, or they have to land. It's an emergency; they make it in the last moment. And they're very happy they're still alive. So the next moment, they realize there are hundreds of airplanes all around. So, wow, there is something bigger going on ..."
Sebastian Coe is one of the greatest middle-distance runners ever to step foot on to an athletics track. There are few people better qualified to comment on the talent and effort it takes to become a world beater. Here he gives CNN his views of Haile Gebrselassie.
Haile Gebrselassie talks to CNN about his childhood, his family, his country and what motivates him to keep on running.
Some athletes earn the right to be considered a sporting legend. Few, in truth, are truly deserving of such an honor. But there can be no quarrel over the greatness of Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie who, in a career spanning 16 years, has redefined the art of long-distance running.
It takes a savvy film star to invest in the only business that's keeping audiences away from cinemas. In the case of India's biggest Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan that's cricket.
Few racing fans will forget the day Frankie Dettori stormed into the history books as the first man to take seven winners past the post on a seven-race card.
Having a gun pulled on you in Sao Paulo would be a frightening prospect if you weren't walking the streets with Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, and the gun-wielder wasn't an autograph-hunter... oh, and a policeman.
Some movie actors are lauded for their performances on the silver screen, earning themselves respect and stardom. But few, if any, Western stars are worshipped in quite the way that Shah Rukh Khan is. In a film career spanning 16 years he has risen to become the most recognizable face of Indian cinema and the most watched movie star in the world.
Shah Rukh Khan is the biggest draw in Bollywood and the world's most popular film actor. He shot to stardom in his first feature film "Deewana" (1992) which won him the first of 13 Filmfare awards -- the Bollywood equivalent of an Oscar. Here he talks to CNN about his childhood, family, religion and fame.
Film critic and author Anupama Chopra has been writing about Indian cinema since 1993. Her 2007 book "King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema" received widespread acclaim on publication. Here she tells CNN about Shah Rukh Khan's unique allure.
After an exhaustive poll of Iron Maiden fans, there's little doubt which song whips most of the audience into a frenzy during its live performance on stage.
Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre.
I have a confession. As a music style, heavy metal has completely passed me by. I don't understand it. I'm not even sure I want to. "Bring your daughter to the slaughter," bellows Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Why would I want to do that? Why would I want to listen to anyone even suggesting I do that?
His demonic face has stared maniacally from the cover of every Iron Maiden album since they released their first LP in 1980.
"She was lovely, her name was Sylvia, and that's how the dream started."
There is no sporting spectacle quite like horse-racing.
There was a time when Frankie Dettori saddled up to race 1,200 times a year. Now he's one of the world's leading jockeys, he has cut his commitments by half.
Leading jockey Frankie Dettori may have spent most of his life on a diet, but when it comes to his favorite pastimes food is right up there with racing.
Let's say you were making a film. Which do you think would be harder? A. Coordinating a mass alien invasion B. Invoking tidal waves and tornadoes C. Telling a prehistoric love story.
Apparently in Hollywood, the hair's the hardest. Not styling it, but creating it, in this case on the back of an imaginary mammoth.
He's been called a "popcorn" director, a master of popular appeal who's big on effects but short on substance.
Television producer and author Nasreen Kabir has an intimate knowledge of Indian cinema and has penned several books on the subject including "Bollywood, The Indian Cinema Story" (2001). In 2005 she produced the two-part documentary "The Inner and Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan" -- an intimate and expansive portrait of the man. Here she talks to CNN about the Bollywood superstar.
Not only is Tetsuya Kumakawa the greatest ever Japanese ballet dancer, he is one of the best the world has ever seen. His athletic grace has won him fans wherever he has performed, and his dedication to the art continues to bring ballet to new audiences.
Sir Anthony Dowell joined the Royal Ballet in 1961. He was promoted to principal dancer in 1966 and became one of the best classical dancers of his era. Amongst his most notable roles were as Oberon in The Dream (1964) and Troyte in Enigma Variations (1968). As artistic director of the Royal Ballet when Tetsuya Kumakawa arrived at the company Dowell is uniquely positioned to give a professional and personal insight in to the Japanese dancer. Here he explains to CNN what made "Teddy" stand out from the crowd.
Monica Mason joined the Royal Ballet in 1958 at the age of 16, becoming the youngest member of the Company at that time. Ten years later she was promoted to principal dancer. She has been director of the Royal Ballet since 2002. Here she gives CNN her assessment of Tetsuya Kumakawa prodigious talents.
Interviewed for Revealed at a sport's injury clinic near Tokyo, Tetsuya Kumakawa talks frankly about his beginnings, the Royal Ballet, the K-Ballet and his hopes to continue as a performer in the years ahead.
Dr Yilma Berta has known Haile Gebrselassie since he was a junior athlete. CNN spoke to Dr Berta in Ethiopia during preparations for Gebrselassie's world record attempt at the Berlin Marathon.
Tefera Ghedumu is a popular talk show host on Ethiopian TV and has known Haile Gebrselassie for a over a decade. He tells CNN his thoughts on how and why Gebrselassie has made such a positive impact in his homeland.
Tafari Woosen is an Ethiopian Media Consultant with 40 years experience. Here he gives CNN his assessment of Haile Gebrsalassie and the impact that he has made during his prestigious career.
Arabella Churchill - Winston's granddaughter - has been at the heart of the Glastonbury Festival since its inception. As co-founder, organizer and guiding light since 1971, she knows Glastonbury and Michael Eavis as well as anyone. Here she talks to CNN about her long-standing associations with him and the festival.
Now in its 37th year, the Glastonbury festival has built a reputation as the mother of all music festivals, with the biggest names in rock music gladly accepting invitations to play the Pyramid stage year after year. Yet for all their combined wealth and fame, it is festival's organizer who remains the true star of Glastonbury.
Born in 1978 and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Liya Kebede attended the French Lycee in Addis. It was here that she was talent-spotted by a French film director and began her rise to supermodel status.
Liya Kebede speaks to CNN about her experiences of seeing the pain and suffering of mothers and children on a recent trip to Ethiopia and how conditions are improving.
To most people, the area underneath a chair or table or even the inside of a closet might be just empty space, but for artist Rachel Whiteread, it is what she has built her entire career on.
The name Nobu is synonymous with fashionable dining rooms and expensive menus, and celebrities flock to eat and be seen at one of the world's hippest restaurant chains.
