All Quotes

I didn't know that people compared Bill Hicks and I but certainly I'm flattered if they do. I knew Bill a bit. We had dinner a couple of times and played guitar together once. I really tried to keep my distance from him professionally.
‐‐ Marc Maron

I didn't know that President Bush would endorse a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
‐‐ Mary Cheney

I didn't know that there was such a thing as butter carving. But then, I poked around a little bit. A quick Google search will show you 55,000 images of butter carvings, and they're extraordinary.
‐‐ Ty Burrell

I didn't know that there were many rules in music when I first started writing.
‐‐ Tyler Joseph

I didn't know that you were supposed to tune the guitar to an open chord, and I learned to play slide with a normal tuning. I think it's a little more melodic that way and doesn't sound so bluesy. Of course, if I could play like David Lindley or Ry Cooder, I'd be a happy man!
‐‐ Ken Hensley

I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.
‐‐ Greta Gerwig

I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come.
‐‐ Richard Brautigan

I didn't know the Green Lantern comics at all. I was a Superman reader.
‐‐ Geoffrey Rush

I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI, it's tremendously professional.
‐‐ Robert Mueller

I didn't know the word no, because I wanted to please everybody all the time. Every kid does.
‐‐ Kristy McNichol

I didn't know then that I would never be able to leave the sounds and smells of these sights behind me, but I was fiercely conscious of one thing-my ambition.
‐‐ Emanuel Celler

I didn't know there was a dying-professor section at the bookstore.
‐‐ Randy Pausch

I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team.
‐‐ Marta

I didn't know there were options like gender neutral or gender fluid. I later realized you could be a girl and dress like a guy.
‐‐ Ruby Rose

I didn't know this about myself, but when 'Pirates of the Caribbean' came out I realised that I didn't enjoy a huge amount of recognition. I didn't react to it well, but I think life is about finding out who you are and what you like. So I started doing independent movies and art-house films instead.
‐‐ Keira Knightley

I didn't know until high school that I was interested in writing in any real way. But there was this boy that I had a crush on, and I used to tell him all the time what I felt about him. Finally he gave me a blank journal and said to write it all down - and it didn't take me very long to realize how much I loved writing.
‐‐ Cristina Henriquez

I didn't know what a stockbroker was when I was eight, but I would just tell everybody that's what I was going to be.
‐‐ Taylor Swift

I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.
‐‐ Antoine Predock

I didn't know what Facebook was, and now that I do know what it is, I have to say, it sounds like a huge waste of time.
‐‐ Betty White

I didn't know what gay was. There was no such thing when I was growing up. I knew I had crushes on boys, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with that until I started to hear about it from the other kids in school.
‐‐ Kevyn Aucoin

I didn't know what gay was until I lived in New York for 10 years. You know, I was just underexposed in that regard.
‐‐ Isaiah Washington

I didn't know what I was in for when I joined 'The X Factor' - I underestimated it.
‐‐ Cheryl Cole

I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.
‐‐ Pat Nixon

I didn't know what kind of jobs, because how was I prepared? At best, I would be an AB in English.
‐‐ John C. Hawkes

I didn't know what kinds of questions to ask in mathematics. In physics, I could see there were things that were known and things that weren't.
‐‐ Margaret Geller

I didn't know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, 'Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I'm good at.' But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic.
‐‐ James Marsden

I didn't know what the hell Charlie Parker was playing... I just liked the way he played.
‐‐ Charlie Watts

I didn't know what to do with calories.
‐‐ Carre Otis

I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of the school. If they'd been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive.
‐‐ Diane Cilento

I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.
‐‐ Norman Rockwell

I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.
‐‐ Leonardo DiCaprio

I didn't know what was going through my mind.
‐‐ Gabriela Sabatini

I didn't know what was going to happen with 'Teen Wolf.' I was only scheduled to do four episodes for them, but they kept me on, and I was like, 'Sweet! I'm still employed! That's awesome!' And then, they let me know that they were considering having me for the second half of the season.
‐‐ Adelaide Kane

I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky.
‐‐ Benny Green

I didn't know whether I wanted to be an actress or a singer then.
‐‐ Julie Harris

I didn't know who Avedon was. I was 18 years old. I dropped out of high school in the 10th grade. I had no idea.
‐‐ Rene Russo

I didn't know who I was writing for initially. I assumed 'Miss Peregrine' was for adults, because I was an adult - but I didn't know much about publishing back then.
‐‐ Ransom Riggs

I didn't know who Jimmy Choo was. I think Vanessa Williams was also a very big part of that, teaching me about the designers. I had no choice but to learn, and I'm glad I did.
‐‐ Mark Indelicato

I didn't know who Langston Hughes was till he met me backstage.
‐‐ Ben Vereen

I didn't know who my daddy was until I was 10 or 12. Surprising as it may seem, he was living right across the street.
‐‐ Terrell Owens

I didn't know who she was, but I knew she was hungry, so I started handing out $100 bills and called the office and told them to bring me a bunch more. Then I had my cousin's store deliver a bunch of smoked ham and turkeys. I mean, these people are hungry and living under a bridge.
‐‐ Joe Jamail

I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.
‐‐ Natalie Wood

I didn't know who was on the team, but I saw every eye as I walked down the aisle. It looked like a thousand eyes were staring right at me saying, 'Who is this young punk?' I just kept my eyes straight ahead.
‐‐ Al Kaline

I didn't know why dessert was invented or what function it was meant to perform. Raising livestock and the harvesting of grains are ancient activities, but when did humankind decide it also needed creme brulee?
‐‐ Bill Buford

I didn't know why God had chose me for this ordeal, but I was somehow suited to it and knew that I would see it through to the end.
‐‐ Amber Frey

I didn't know why I couldn't sing - all I knew was that it was muscular or mechanical. Then, when I was diagnosed with Parkinson's, I was finally given the reason. I now understand that no one can sing with Parkinson's disease. No matter how hard you try. And in my case, I can't sing a note.
‐‐ Linda Ronstadt

I didn't know writers could be real live people, because I never knew any writers.
‐‐ Rita Dove

I didn't know you had to change diapers so often. I couldn't believe it - we must change them 10 times a day - each. So that's 20 diapers a piece a day.
‐‐ Stanley Tucci

I didn't knowingly meet a conservative until, to my shame, I was 60 years old and sat down and said, 'Wow, I don't understand what this guy's talking about, but he has a great civility about him. Perhaps I better investigate this thing.'
‐‐ David Mamet