All Quotes

I used to be tense or nervous before heats. But I've learned to get rid of the negative stuff and just stay relaxed and positive - and it seems to be working for me.
‐‐ Joel Parkinson

I used to be terribly shy, so I was either shy or over the top, and I always had a difficult time.
‐‐ Sigourney Weaver

I used to be that crazy person that was strict about what I did and didn't eat. I was so diligent with exercise. And as soon as I stopped thinking about it, I lost weight. I wasn't stressing about it. The balance and relaxing is what's really helped me.
‐‐ Phoebe Tonkin

I used to be the hippest of them all. I used to know everything about everything. I used to read about everything that was going on, and I knew everybody's name and anybody in pop culture. Anything that was written about me, I would read.
‐‐ Eddie Murphy

I used to be the voice of Virgin Atlantic in America, and some people only know me for that.
‐‐ Roger Rees

I used to be told if I talked about my sexuality in any way that we wouldn't have a tennis tour.
‐‐ Billie Jean King

I used to be under the impression that if a role wasn't difficult, then there was nothing happening. Then a director said to me: 'Ken, you've got to realise, acting can be fun, too.'
‐‐ Ken Stott

I used to be very controlling with visuals and editing, and I would pretty much craft the performances; now I have learned to trust the material and the actors.
‐‐ Alfonso Cuaron

I used to be very fascinated by Victorian stuff, and my best-known books, the 'Mortal Engines' series, have a sort of retro, Victorian vibe, despite being set in the far future.
‐‐ Philip Reeve

I used to be very insecure about my curly hair, because I lived in a country where everybody had blonde straight hair.
‐‐ Diane von Furstenberg

I used to be very interested in the history of women's rights in this country and in other countries. I tried to learn as much as I could about it, and more than anything, I would be called gay. It was phenomenal. But if a boy has something to say, he is appreciated; he's even popular. If a girl says something, it's instantly a threat.
‐‐ Amber Heard

I used to be very much Jekyll-and-Hyde, where the Jekyll in me would say, 'Keep to the budget, be responsible,' and Hyde would be like ,'Ah, we can do an extra shot or an extra day.'
‐‐ Matthew Vaughn

I used to be very rigid because I just wanted to get through it. Now, if I think a scene should go a certain way and it goes another, I'm able to go that new way with ease.
‐‐ Tom Sizemore

I used to be very routine-based and the new thing in my life is not having a clear, full-time existence.
‐‐ Alastair Campbell

I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started.
‐‐ Adriana Lima

I used to be, when I was young, I used to be extremely regular and very organized.
‐‐ Tony Gilroy

I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it.
‐‐ Otis Blackwell

I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.
‐‐ Ellen DeGeneres

I used to beat up kids and bite kids and do stuff all the time.
‐‐ Russell Wilson

I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.
‐‐ Alex Meraz

I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.
‐‐ Damien Hirst

I used to believe in one true soul mate, but not anymore. I believe you can have a few.
‐‐ Paul Walker

I used to believe in signs, omens, patterns, secret purpose, synchronicities.
‐‐ Glen Duncan

I used to believe, like many people who come from poor backgrounds, that it gave me an edge, but I think that's just something we have to tell ourselves to get by sometimes. I don't believe that anymore. Children of privilege can be just as talented and clever as anybody else.
‐‐ Craig Ferguson

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.
‐‐ Glenda Jackson

I used to believe that if I could do certain things - write a book or be a successful musician - that I'd be transformed into a happy person, but it doesn't work that way.
‐‐ Nick Cave

I used to believe that love was finding someone who would lead you through the deep water.
‐‐ Anne Hathaway

I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
‐‐ Bahman Ghobadi

I used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck.
‐‐ Emraan Hashmi

I used to believe there were people on Mars, and of course now we know there aren't. Mars held particular interest. I was curious what kind of beings they would look like.
‐‐ Clyde Tombaugh

I used to bicycle to work across the George Washington Bridge, but my wife told me it wasn't professional.
‐‐ Mehmet Oz

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me.
‐‐ Tom Sizemore

I used to boast that Whole Foods was sort of recession-proof. And obviously I've been proven wrong. So I'm not boasting about that any longer.
‐‐ John Mackey

I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.
‐‐ Alexander Hanson

I used to brag that I can hold up any eviction - even if the landlord had legal rights, I could hold it up for a year.
‐‐ Ed Lee

I used to break a lot of clubs. I probably was a little different than your average junior player. I did have a lot longer hair and a lot more brown hair. But my demeanor, you know, really from maybe my second, third year on Tour, has gotten a lot more even keel.
‐‐ Fred Couples

I used to break dance. I can do some good James Brown footwork. But now I think I've danced too much. My girlfriend made fun of me: 'Enough with the dancing.'
‐‐ Sam Rockwell

I used to break three or four strings a night, and the show would be over because I didn't know how to change the strings.
‐‐ John Darnielle

I used to breed poodles. I liked them because they were fluffy and so cute - and honestly, they make a lot of money when you sell them!
‐‐ Raven-Symone

I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.
‐‐ Kate Voegele

I used to build lofts in SoHo back when there was nothing there. I had a stoop on West Broadway between Prince and Spring. My partner and I would sit there, eat dinner, and watch the world go by.
‐‐ Tim Daly

I used to build my own PCs... and actually had one of the first water-cooled, overclocked PCs around. I ran it at over 4Ghz, and this was back in 2001... but alas, I do not have the time for that fun anymore.
‐‐ Brian Krzanich

I used to build up to sensation, accumulating tension until it released a perceptual experience.
‐‐ Bridget Riley

I used to buy into a former Supreme Court justice's argument that you can't scream fire in a crowded theater. Well, I think you can.
‐‐ Larry Flynt

I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.
‐‐ Helmut Jahn

I used to buy records in high school. Mainly dancehall: Super Cat, Buju Banton.
‐‐ Damian Marley

I used to buy scented poetry books on tour and read aloud to the band. Not what you'd expect, huh?
‐‐ Suzi Quatro

I used to buy vinyl. Today, if you do put out a record on a label, traditionally, most people are going to hear it via a leak that happens two weeks - if not two months - before it comes out. There's no real way around that.
‐‐ Trent Reznor

I used to call my grandmother 'Nana,' so that seems right to me, but maybe I'll just be 'Jade', in that modern way.
‐‐ Jade Jagger