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Life's Pleasures Quote by Liam Hemsworth

"Mel's Diner in L.A. - they are my favorite hamburgers. I could eat there every day. They are ridiculous"

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It lands like a throwaway line, but it’s doing the full job of celebrity relatability in three quick beats: specificity, appetite, and exaggeration. “Mel’s Diner in L.A.” is a pin dropped on the map of fame, a place with enough pop-cultural familiarity to feel real, but casual enough to dodge the velvet-rope vibe. By naming a diner, Hemsworth trades the expected L.A. status markers for something sturdier: booths, grease, routine. That’s the point. It’s not “I eat clean” or “my chef makes,” it’s “I could eat there every day,” the fantasy of repetition and normalcy from someone whose life is typically framed as itinerant and curated.

The subtext is a soft refusal of performance. Actors are constantly asked to be legible - disciplined, aspirational, brand-safe. Here, the persona is built on permission: to want something, to indulge, to be uncomplicated. “Favorite hamburgers” isn’t just a preference; it’s a deliberately low-stakes obsession, a way of signaling, I’m not trying to impress you.

Then the kicker: “They are ridiculous.” He doesn’t describe flavor notes, provenance, or craft; he uses a blunt, slightly absurd adjective. “Ridiculous” is comic overstatement that protects against sincerity while still delivering it. He’s praising without sounding precious, admitting delight without turning it into a lifestyle sermon. In a culture where wellness is often moralized, this is a small, savvy act of anti-virtue: joy with no justification, sold as a simple craving.

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Hemsworth, Liam. (2026, January 14). Mel's Diner in L.A. - they are my favorite hamburgers. I could eat there every day. They are ridiculous. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/mels-diner-in-la-they-are-my-favorite-172513/

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Hemsworth, Liam. "Mel's Diner in L.A. - they are my favorite hamburgers. I could eat there every day. They are ridiculous." FixQuotes. January 14, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/mels-diner-in-la-they-are-my-favorite-172513/.

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"Mel's Diner in L.A. - they are my favorite hamburgers. I could eat there every day. They are ridiculous." FixQuotes, 14 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/mels-diner-in-la-they-are-my-favorite-172513/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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Liam Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth (born January 13, 1990) is a Actor from Australia.

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