All Quotes

I had my own little quirks as a child.
‐‐ Solange Knowles

I had my own motor boat which we would take to Khadakvasla, but that was 40 years ago.
‐‐ Baba Kalyani

I had my share of critics, and I wash my hands of the whole lot.
‐‐ Frank Richard Stockton

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.
‐‐ Tony Oller

I had my shortcomings - crazy hair, braces, bad skin and all that stuff. I went through it all.
‐‐ David Boreanaz

I had my success too soon. Three books published with Scribner's in New York before I was 30.
‐‐ Morley Callaghan

I had my two front teeth knocked out by a sixth grader in first grade.
‐‐ Chad Michael Murray

I had my years of struggling. Some of my shows failed miserably, and I was upset by it and it dented my confidence. But I never stopped. I kept going for it.
‐‐ Regis Philbin

I had nearly finished school because I was making effort not that bad on that. But there was a law in Germany after the war. You could not make your final examination before 18, so lots of people who were late because of the way had to do it first.
‐‐ Karl Lagerfeld

I had neither expert aid nor advice. I studied no courses in writing; until a year or so ago, I never read a book by anybody advising writers how to write.
‐‐ Robert E. Howard

I had never attended a trial until my daughter's murder trial. What I witnessed in that courtroom enraged and redirected me.
‐‐ Dominick Dunne

I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do.
‐‐ Ednita Nazario

I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric.
‐‐ Alexandra Paul

I had never been allowed to go on tour with my husband George Harrison, so had no idea what to expect when I left him to join Eric Clapton on his 1974 U.S. tour.
‐‐ Pattie Boyd

I had never been attracted to younger guys. I had, from my late teens, always liked men who were older than me.
‐‐ Annette Bening

I had never been in charge of anything. I'd always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I'd never been in charge of an organization.
‐‐ Dave Grohl

I had never been near insane persons before in my life, and had not the faintest idea of what their actions were like.
‐‐ Nellie Bly

I had never been out covering a story, but boy, was that fun.
‐‐ Ed Bradley

I had never been so challenged in an airplane that I doubted the outcome.
‐‐ Chesley Sullenberger

I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious.
‐‐ Eddie Redmayne

I had never been to Hawaii, and now I say that my body is from L.A. but my heart is from Hawaii, because I'm in love with it and it's home on every level, from a spiritual, soulful place.
‐‐ Shailene Woodley

I had never been to Texas. I'd been through Texas, but I'm so glad to be back in a place that's not L.A. or New York. To talk about Dallas, to talk about there being sweet tea on the catering table, it's rich and saturated in American-ness.
‐‐ Kelli Giddish

I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston.
‐‐ Dennis Eckersley

I had never binge-watched TV before 'Orange.'
‐‐ Ruby Rose

I had never come across the 'X-Men' comics till I was asked to play Magneto, so I just jumped into that job.
‐‐ Ian Mckellen

I had never confronted my parents with the true feelings I had for them, and I had certainly never expressed the depth of my feeling for my mother, being too selfish to try when I should have.
‐‐ Brooke Hayward

I had never considered using a hashtag anywhere other than on Twitter, but now I'm inspired. Text messages have always seemed a little flat to me, so the murmuring Greek chorus of a hashtag might be a perfect way to liven them up and give them a bit of dimension.
‐‐ Susan Orlean

I had never done a 90-minute play with no intermission, so it is a bit like you get onto the train and you don't get off until it's over - and it's over very quickly, so don't miss a moment of it. That experience is very rare and specific so don't miss a minute, because there aren't very many minutes of it.
‐‐ Lily Rabe

I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.
‐‐ Dane Cook

I had never done any serious acting before, but I decided that it was a chance that I should take.
‐‐ Helena Christensen

I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.
‐‐ David James Elliott

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I thought, I'm just not going to be able to pull this off.
‐‐ Jessica Lange

I had never done TV. I think it's a foolish medium for, most rock 'n roll music. Nobody ever comes off well on TV.
‐‐ Dan Fogelberg

I had never dreamed about the NBA like some guys did. I was a non-scholarship player at an NAIA college. I played on the Boys and Girls Club team in my freshman and sophomore years of high school before I made the high school team. I was our backup center in college.
‐‐ Terry Porter

I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.
‐‐ Madhuri Dixit

I had never even thought I'd be an actress - I was supposed to be a lawyer. But the motivation is the same: when you act, you defend a role; you have to be convincing. It's the same career.
‐‐ Anne Parillaud

I had never, ever drunk beer in high school, and by the time I got to Tech we were having these parties out in the cotton fields and getting so drunk. I was the champion beer drinker; suddenly I was pouring it down my throat... Insane! Insane!
‐‐ Bob Livingston

I had never had a deep sense of belonging anywhere. I always felt I was an outsider.
‐‐ Chirlane McCray

I had never had a particularly warm feeling about Richard Nixon, and it didn't get any warmer after my service.
‐‐ Rodney Frelinghuysen

I had never had a positive leading character - somebody that wasn't an antihero, or who wasn't more of a guy that you're supposed to be on the side of.
‐‐ Gus Van Sant

I had never heard much about Nashville before coming out here, and that's why it's so surprising, because I'm the biggest enthusiast on the city of Nashville now. I'm looking for a place out here to live.
‐‐ Garrett Hedlund

I had never heard of Cingular, but they needed people to jump on trampolines. Well, when I was 13, I was a trampoline gymnast. I had actually won nationals in my age group. So it was like one of those perfect, unbelievable miracles.
‐‐ Nate Torrence

I had never heard of staph until I got it. Didn't really know what was. Still don't really know what it is, but I know you just don't want to have it.
‐‐ Fred Funk

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.
‐‐ Sheryl Swoopes

I had never passed a single school exam, and clearly never would.
‐‐ Mary Leakey

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.
‐‐ Sanaa Lathan

I had never read in public, never given an interview. I was doing it all and trying to produce the next book and raise three young kids and had another child on the way.
‐‐ Nick Bantock

I had never read Upton Sinclair. I didn't read 'The Jungle' in high school or anything like that. But it's pretty terrific writing.
‐‐ Paul Thomas Anderson

I had never read Victorian novels before going overseas. I read a handful of authors, but I had not immersed myself in the literature of the 19th century.
‐‐ Eleanor Catton