Cameron Diaz

I'm very happy with the way I look. I wake up some morning, catch myself in the bathroom mirror, and go, 'hey girl, you're alright'. But on the other hand, I find the website stuff, and the polls, something completely removed from my own personal life. You can't take anything like that too seriously, otherwise you'd end up in the loony bin.

American Actress

John Hurt

I've done a couple of conferences where you sit and sign autographs for people, and then you have photographs taken with them and a lot of them all dressed up in alien suits or 'Doctor Who' whatevers. I was terrified of doing it because I thought they'd all be loonies, but they are absolutely, totally charming as anything. It's great fun.

British Actor

Torrey DeVitto

I was worried for a while that it was some sort of reflection of me that all I seemed to be getting were these characters that were a tad bit loony. But I love it. Those are the most fun characters to play!

Leonardo DiCaprio

It's easy to fall into the trap of believing all the hype that's written about you... Who knows? In a couple of years, you might find me in the loony bin!

American Actor

James Badge Dale

I grew up in a crazy, gypsy-like household of actors, dancers and loony Broadway people. It was their way of life, and I didn't know anything else.

Hugh Dennis

I am a cat person, although when I was a child we had a loony cat that was terrifying; if you hadn't fed it, it would chase you round the house.

Henry Rollins

Maybe I'm just a psycho, and the stage is a better place to go than either the loony bin or somewhere else.

American Musician

Ernest Hemingway

Pound's crazy. All poets are. They have to be. You don't put a poet like Pound in the loony bin.

American Novelist

Karel Capek

People should be a little loony, Helena. That's the best thing about them.

Czechoslovakian Writer

Dolly Parton

There are some loony people in this world!

American Singer

Use 'loony' in casual, informal conversations rather than formal writing or speech.

Colloquial Usage

'Loony' can be seen as disrespectful if used to describe someone with mental health issues.

Potentially Offensive

Sometimes 'loony' is used to humorously exaggerate a strange or unconventional idea.

Humorous Tone

Calling someone 'loony' can be a friendly tease among friends but rude otherwise.

Light-hearted Insult

Be cautious using 'loony' to avoid offending someone; it's often better to avoid it.

Use with Care

'Loony' can describe someone who is amusingly eccentric or unconventional.

Depicting Eccentricity

The 'loony' as a coin is specifically Canadian and not used elsewhere.

Canadian Term

'Loony' is slang and not the official name for the currency, which is 'one-dollar coin'.

Currency Slang

Understanding the value of a 'loony' helps in everyday Canadian transactions.

Depicting Value

 underestimated our strength contrary to popular belief millions are waking up out of their sleep saying our home being taken right up under our feet we cannot allow a history to be written by the wicked greedy and loony it is our duty to protect Mother Nature from those who refuse to see her beauty call me crazy

His Epic Message Will...

 I did they'd move away from me and because quite rightly they were saying psychology is about finding what's wrong with you spot the loony and now when I tell people what I do they move toward me and what was good about psychology about the thirty billion

On positive psychology -...

 they'd move away from me, because, quite rightly, they were saying psychology is about finding what's wrong with you. Spot the loony. And now, when I tell people what I do, they move toward me.

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