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If You Are Someone, You Know, With Fame, Whatever Amount, It's Good To Be Married To Someone Who's Not Impressed With That At All.

-Ray Romano

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If You Are Someone,

Ray Romano

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If You Are Someone, You Know, With Fame, Whatever Amount, It's Good To Be Married To Someone Who's Not Impressed With That At All.

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