I used to want to be a backup singer. Not a lead singer, because I really can't sing.
‐‐ Jamaica Kincaid
I used to want to be a children's writer, because I would have all these great ideas when I was little, and I'd write them and draw them, and turn them into class.
‐‐ Jena Malone
I used to want to be a lawyer, but I didn't want to have half my brain sucked out.
‐‐ Max Walker
I used to want to be a movie star so I wouldn't have to live in trailers anymore. And now that I make movies, I spend a lot of my life living in trailers.
‐‐ Roseanne Barr
I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.
‐‐ Tommy Davidson
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I used to want to be a writer. I invalidated myself; it's a mistake for me.
‐‐ Cat Power
I used to want to be in 'Downton' because I had never been in a period drama, but then I did 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher' and had to wear one of those frocks and... I didn't feel very comfortable.
‐‐ Olivia Colman
I used to want to be tall, and then I thought, 'If I were tall, then people would say I was pretty and not cute.' And then I realized that there are worse things than being called cute.
‐‐ Kristin Chenoweth
I used to want to be the quickest, loudest, and sharpest. I think as time has gone on, I've gotten more relaxed.
‐‐ Debbie Gibson
I used to want to write commercials as a kid.
‐‐ Tyra Banks
I used to watch a lot of American and British television as a child, which helped teach me the language and accents; it was partly that which landed me the part of Roxy in a London production of 'Chicago' when I was 25.
‐‐ Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
I used to watch a lot of musicals as a kid. Musical movies, not so much musical theater.
‐‐ Samuel Larsen
I used to watch actors and say, 'You poor suckers, that job looks miserable.'
‐‐ Evangeline Lilly
I used to watch all my friends play with G.I. Joes. I couldn't afford them.
‐‐ Marlon Wayans
I used to watch 'Cagney & Lacey' with my mum back in the day. I can't remember any of their storylines, but I remember really knowing these two friends like I would know real people.
‐‐ Darren Boyd
I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes in that movie alone. Also, my brother and I loved 'The Golden Child,' so, yeah: I was a huge fan of Eddie Murphy growing up.
‐‐ Gabourey Sidibe
I used to watch dailies and felt I had to keep on top of the character, but I don't feel that any more.
‐‐ Dianne Wiest
I used to watch every episode of 'Justice League,' I went to all the movies, I had the Superman lunchbox. I was enamored with animation in general and always wanted to somehow be a part of it.
‐‐ Jesse McCartney
I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously.
‐‐ Erinn Hayes
I used to watch movies - silent movies - and stock companies and theater whenever I could.
‐‐ E. G. Marshall
I used to watch my Cuban mother getting ready singing 'Dos Gardenias,' so to me fashion has always been fun.
‐‐ Maria Canals Barrera
I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food.
‐‐ Debi Mazar
I used to watch my mother cooking when I was a child; she influenced me a lot.
‐‐ Nobu Matsuhisa
I used to watch people like Raven-Symone and, you know, the Olsens at a young age, and Will Smith and people like that, and just looking at them at a young age on TV. And just thinking to myself, 'I can do that,' and questioning why I wasn't there.
‐‐ Elijah Kelley
I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.'
‐‐ Jerry Reed
I used to watch some of the reality shows about models, and then, weirdly, now I try to incorporate into my fashion shoots the skills I learnt from watching those shows. It's like, thanks Tyra, 'cause you've given me, like, all the cool tips. Like how to smile with your eyes.
‐‐ Rebel Wilson
I used to watch 'The Apprentice' all the time and I thought Bill was a fox. That was that, we didn't see each other for years, and then we saw each other and 45 minutes after the cameras stopped rolling, we were still talking.
‐‐ Giuliana Rancic
I used to watch 'The Bachelor,' but it's lost my interest now. The reality shows are getting worse and worse. They're out of control and have been for some time.
‐‐ Sara Ramirez
I used to watch the old 'Flash Gordon' series on TV, and it was thrilling to rocket to the planet Mongo every week. But after a while, I figured out that although Flash got the girl and all the accolades, it was really Dr. Zarkov who made the series work. Without Dr. Zarkov, there could be no Flash Gordon.
‐‐ Michio Kaku
I used to watch 'The Waltons' and sob because my family was nothing like that. We had a cruel sense of humor in my family.
‐‐ Paula Poundstone
I used to watch the world as if it was a performance and I would realize that certain things that people did moved me, and certain things didn't move me, and I tried to analyze, even at that age, six and seven and eight, why I was moved by certain things they did.
‐‐ Alan Arkin
I used to watch those rock videos where they would chainsaw the piano. And I thought, 'That's what I want to do.' I thought classical music was corny.
‐‐ Jason Moran
I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.
‐‐ Damien Hirst
I used to waterski on the Niagara River.
‐‐ Kim Alexis
I used to wear a lot of red lipstick, and when I got a pimple, I'd cover it up with eyeliner to turn it into a beauty mark.
‐‐ Selma Blair
I used to wear boxers and a tank top, but now I sleep in the nude. It's kind of weird, because I used to have to wear something to bed, whether it was a tank top or whatever. And now if I have any clothes at all on, it's really hard to get to sleep.
‐‐ Laura Prepon
I used to wear Clark Kent glasses, ever since I was in college. I used to have those Army-issue glasses, and they used to be those black glasses Clark Kent used to wear. And I wore those for years.
‐‐ Mark Valley
I used to wear disguises, like hats and false beards, just to walk around and avoid attention.
‐‐ Al Pacino
I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels.
‐‐ Elle Macpherson
I used to wear makeup all the time when I was younger. Now I go out and I don't care.
‐‐ Jane Leeves
I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
‐‐ Victoria Pendleton
I used to wear more makeup, but I've learned to enjoy being natural.
‐‐ Dianna Agron
I used to wear my brothers' hand-me-downs, which were all too big on me.
‐‐ Liam Hemsworth
I used to wear sleeveless T-shirts all the time on court, but now I've got a brand new look - I've moved on to polo shirts. Sleeveless T-shirts give you real freedom of movement and they keep you cooler in matches, but I just thought it was time for a change.
‐‐ Rafael Nadal
I used to wear sweats and a T-shirt to auditions, but my agent would yell at me and tell me I had to look nice and presentable. So I had to drop that habit.
‐‐ Kellan Lutz
I used to weigh myself every day at a certain time of day. Then I would write down the number and measure my body fat. It wasn't a healthy way to live.
‐‐ Katherine Heigl
I used to win at school, and some teacher said to me, 'Why don't you take up running like your sisters?'
‐‐ Genzebe Dibaba
I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators.
‐‐ Christopher Hitchens
I used to wonder if it was God's plan that I should be alone for so much of my life. But I found peace. I found happiness within people and the world.
‐‐ Lana Del Rey
I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg on their face a year or two later.
‐‐ Susan George
I used to work about 100 hours a week; now it's about 70. But 40 hours? Forget about it. Either you're all in, or your not.
‐‐ Tony Fadell
I used to work all the time, and now if there is a wedding, there's a concert, I'm there.
‐‐ Petra Nemcova
I used to work as a private detective years and years ago.
‐‐ Errol Morris
I used to work as a proofreader at Merrill Lynch.
‐‐ Sam Trammell
I used to work as a tour guide for Americans. I'm convinced that even after four weeks on the road they had no idea where they had been. They were in a bubble.
‐‐ Greg Wise
I used to work as a volunteer in a hospice, but I don't have any nursing skills or cooking skills or anything, so I was what they call an escort. I would take people to the support groups every night, and I would have to sit sort of on the sidelines so I could take them back to hospice at the end of the meeting.
‐‐ Chuck Palahniuk
I used to work at a movie theater and sold hams at Honey Baked Ham during the holidays. I sold a ton of hams, and they offered me a regular job there, which I turned down. I feel like anything you do, just do it 100% because then that work ethic will bleed through when it's time to work on your dreams.
‐‐ Tika Sumpter
I used to work at a pub called The Miner's Rest, and the landlord, Dennis, taught me how to pour a proper pint - it's the type of place where the regulars would send their drinks back if they weren't right.
‐‐ Katherine Kelly
I used to work at a punk venue in Pennsylvania because I wanted to be near music.
‐‐ Halsey
I used to work at a puppy nursery.
‐‐ Channing Tatum
I used to work at a school as a teacher's assistant, and my mom is a principal at an elementary school. I don't know, I think that's a pretty good life, teaching kids.
‐‐ Conor Oberst