Wanted Quotes - Page 25

• I started running away when I was five years old. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized what I really wanted was somebody to come after me when I was running away.

  Willie Aames

  Running, Years, Adults

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• I wanted to grow up to be just like my father.

  Michael Bergin

  Growing Up, Father, Grows

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• If I'm going to do television, I wanted that 'North and South' experience. I wanted something that's going to challenge me on a constant basis.

  Patrick Swayze

  Challenges, Television, North And South

  "Swayze's Best Act: Being Able to Show Up" by Bill Carter, www.nytimes.com. October 28, 2008.

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• I have definitely been curious and involved in the process; even as a young actor. I was always looking at where the camera was, what story it was telling. And as my experience grew, I wanted to know even more.

  Keanu Reeves

  Cameras, Stories, Actors

  "Interview: Keanu Reeves Talks ‘Man Of Tai Chi’ ’47 Ronin’" by Drew Taylor, www.indiewire.com. October 31, 2013.

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• I wanted to be a dancer my whole life. And when I gave it up to act, I always had a really sad part of myself that missed it and missed performing and missed being physical in that way.

  Lyndsy Fonseca

  Dancer, Way, Really Sad

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label.

  Helen Reddy

  Exercise, Labels, Levels

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• No, I was never that kind of guy. I believed in true romance; one-night stands are always going to leave you feeling cold and empty. I was always looking for the real thing, romance, and all that. I love being married. I never liked the idea of going to bars and chasing girls. Some guys might enjoy that, but I always wanted to find that one special woman, which I did when I met Jenna.

  Channing Tatum

  Girl, Real, Night

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• I went to high school in Texas for one year, my senior year. My parents wanted me to get out of Stockholm because I was running with the wrong crew. They wanted me to get back to my roots.

  Joel Kinnaman

  Senior, Running, School

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I always wanted to entertain. When I was little, I would sing in front of the mirror with a hairbrush or my sisters and I would make shows. I always wanted to be on TV.

  Lacey Chabert

  Mirrors, Littles, Tvs

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• When I was just a kid, growing up in Brooklyn, I was constantly making home videos with my family – real silly high-concept productions like, 'Attack of the Killer Handkerchief.' I guess I knew even then that I wanted to be an actress.

  Lana Parrilla

  Growing Up, Real, Silly

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• I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid.

  Stanley Tucci

  Kids, Actors

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• I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

  Jai Courtney

  Facts, Film, Realistic

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When I was 18 and not sure whether I wanted to be an actor, I realised that a playwright has no voice without an actor. That's my reason for acting: to get that character as right as possible for my writer. And I have never changed my philosophy.

  David Suchet

  Philosophy, Character, Voice

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• I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

  Terence Stamp

  Politician, Decorators, Interiors

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• My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do.

  Nancy Kerrigan

  Sports, Parent, Lessons

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• When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.

  Travis Barker

  People, Way, Different

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• But you've reached them, and I've always wanted to reach people. I'm the first one to say I love my fans because they love that I took a chance.

  Steven Tyler

  People, Fans, Firsts

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• When I was a kid at first I wanted to own a candy shop. I guess every kid wants to - we just want to have access - free access.

  Franka Potente

  Kids, Want, Firsts

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to.

  Bryan White

  Real, Artist, Type

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• I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and to have the kind of great music, pop or whatever, that radio will embrace.

  Bryan White

  Music, Country, Guy

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• It makes you feel good, man, makes you forget all the bad things that happen to a Negro. It makes you feel wanted, and when you're with another tea smoker, it makes you feel a special kinship.

  Louis Armstrong

  Men, Feel Good, Good Man

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• When I was younger, I was almost too afraid to admit that I wanted to be an actor. I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be an actor.' That's what I did.

  Lupita Nyong'o

  Successful, College, Kenya

  "Lupita Nyong'o" by T. Cole Rachel, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.

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• I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my diet. I felt I wanted to undergo what was necessary for the part. I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender stereotypes and people’s expectations of me as an actress.

  Gwendoline Christie

  Running, Yoga, Book

  "Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie shreds Brienne of Tarth for super-seductive photo shoot" by Claire Rutter, www.mirror.co.uk. November 13, 2014.

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• It’s in how you carry yourself. I’ve always been a very mature person, and I’ve always known what I wanted. And I go after it no matter what.

  Aaliyah

  Mature Person, Matter, Persons

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• I never hated my father. I would have named my child Usher regardless. I never hated myself because I carried his name, because I made it mean what I wanted it to mean.

  Usher

  Children, Father, Mean

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