I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.
‐‐ Nat King Cole
I was a guitar player first off.
‐‐ Boz Scaggs
I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback.
‐‐ Dennis Quaid
I was a guy who abandoned a TV show. I didn't care about people.
‐‐ David Caruso
I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?'
‐‐ Jon Voight
I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental.
‐‐ Gary David Goldberg
I was a guy who trusted the government. Now, I don't trust a damn thing they do.
‐‐ Steven Hatfill
I was a guy who wanted to become famous. There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be.
‐‐ Matthew Perry
I was a gymnast for many years before I was a dancer, so it comes in pretty handy when we do stunts.
‐‐ Mads Mikkelsen
I was a gymnast for years.
‐‐ Kelly Preston
I was a gymnast when I was little, like 8, 9, 10.
‐‐ Pamela Anderson
I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.
‐‐ Josie Loren
I was a hacker of sorts. Not a mind 'reader,' exactly; more a mind 'radar,' in tune with the workings of the aether. I could sense the nuances of dreamscapes and rogue spirits. Things outside myself. Things the average voyant wouldn't feel.
‐‐ Samantha Shannon
I was a hairdresser's assistant. I used to get 20p tips for washing an old woman's hair. I used to get there at 8 A.M., leave at 6 P.M. and get £10.
‐‐ Russell Tovey
I was a halfback on an American football team in Athens, Greece - the Kississia Colts - where I went to high school, and we took the Cup my senior year. The downside, and somewhat unfortunate piece of information I have to pass on, is there were only two teams in the league because of the limited amount of Americans.
‐‐ Greg Kinnear
I was a halfway-decent-looking English boy who looked nice in a drawing-room standing by a piano.
‐‐ Peter Lawford
I was a handful as a kid. I get bored easily. Now I'm pretty chill compared to back then. When I'm on the road, I watch Netflix and, at home, relax or fish.
‐‐ Brittany Howard
I was a handful growing up.
‐‐ Olivia Wilde
I was a handyman in an office building across from Penn Station for two entire summers while I was still in school and the summer after. I had to wear a big, gray jumpsuit kind of thing that had the name of the company in a big patch on my chest, and I was sent to fix things and didn't know what I was doing.
‐‐ Max von Essen
I was a happy kid up until I hit the teen years.
‐‐ Rick Springfield
I was a happy man, never working. Sometimes I saw days with no money to eat. It was not so difficult.
‐‐ Alejandro Jodorowsky
I was a happy person before marriage. I'm definitely happier after marriage.
‐‐ Vidya Balan
I was a hard rocker when I was in high school.
‐‐ Andie MacDowell
I was a hard-times governor. I had to steer my state through the deepest recession since the 1930s. But hey, tough times don't last and tough people do. And can I tell you that Virginians are tough people? We are tough people.
‐‐ Tim Kaine
I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.
‐‐ Diane Cilento
I was a hard-workin' little boy. Oh, I worked. Pullin' cotton, shockin' grain, cuttin' wheat, loadin' wheat, choppin' cotton, cleanin' chicken houses, milkin' cows, plowin'.
‐‐ Jimmy Dean
I was a healthy young man, and I thought I was invincible before I was diagnosed with kidney disease.
‐‐ Sean Elliott
I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients.
‐‐ Larry Bucshon
I was a high-school dropout; I was a loner.
‐‐ Rene Russo
I was a high school senior and home alone one night with my younger brother. And a guy - gunman - kicked in our front door at our home in New Jersey and held the two of us captive. We escaped. He caught us again. We escaped again. So, a pretty horrific experience.
‐‐ James Comey
I was a high-school teacher. I am a strong advocate for women's rights, and I'm not a woman.
‐‐ Justin Trudeau
I was a high school throw-out.
‐‐ Alan King
I was a hired drummer for 3 Doors; there wasn't an opportunity for me to write.
‐‐ Daniel Adair
I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
‐‐ Kevin Durand
I was a home-schooled kid, living in the forest, and I didn't even have cable. I'm serious.
‐‐ Kat Dennings
I was a homebody growing up.
‐‐ Jennifer Hudson
I was a homecoming king in high school! I was involved. I was a good member of the community, I thought.
‐‐ Kevin Connolly
I was a hop-around. I hung out with the rockabilly crew, the guys who were trying to be rappers, the funny kids.
‐‐ Katy Perry
I was a horrible athlete.
‐‐ Daniel Espinosa
I was a horrible limo driver: I ran out of gas with passengers in the back and I used to get lost on a regular basis.
‐‐ John Slattery
I was a horrible student.
‐‐ Adam Carolla
I was a horrible student. I really hated school.
‐‐ Craig Venter
I was a hostess, I sold shoes, but I don't function well in jobs that don't have to do with what I love. I have cleaned bathrooms in theaters, I have sold wine in theaters, I have sold tickets, because I will do anything, anything, to stay in this world.
‐‐ Nina Arianda
I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was.
‐‐ Emily Deschanel
I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
‐‐ Barbara Corcoran
I was a hotshot as a junior. When I was 18, I really got into fiddling around. I completely lost interest in golf, and I guess all I could think about was going to college, getting married and having babies.
‐‐ Hollis Stacy
I was a huge athlete as a kid. I was on every sports team.
‐‐ Bonnie Bassler
I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.
‐‐ Adam Levine
I was a huge Beatles fan. We could talk about who I listened to growing up and what my sources were, but certainly the Beatles were a late, important resource for me, and I just took my guitar and a handful of songs, and I decided, well, I'll just go over and travel around Europe and see what comes of it.
‐‐ James Taylor