I didn't know a thing about Oxford and had never been to Britain. My father suggested it because in 1939 he had been about to take up a place at Wadham College, but the war broke out, and he joined the Army instead. Tariq Ali armybreakbritain share on social
I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of two or three to eight in a coal cellar really. David Bailey agecellarcoal Change image and share on social
I didn't know about competition or the Olympics until Peggy Fleming won in 1968. My mother looked after all of the competition stuff. I just skated. I didn't really love competition, but that was the only way to get better. You'd see more talent. Dorothy Hamill competitionfleminglook share on social
I didn't know Albert back then - I just learned to play that way. He and I were the only guys that played left-handed. Then left-handed people came from every direction. Otis Rush albertbackdirection Change image and share on social
I didn't know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didn't know any arty types. Stephen Mangan actorartybuilder Change image and share on social
I didn't know any gay people in my childhood. Dolly Parton childhoodgaypeople Change image and share on social
I didn't know any successful actors in Kenya, so I felt like I could get away with going to college to study film more easily than I could with saying, 'I want to be an actor.' That's what I did. Lupita Nyong'o actorcollegeeasily Change image and share on social
I didn't know anybody in show business, and I never thought it was the path I'd go down. I was hoping it was sports, like so many kids. D. B. Sweeney businesshopekid Change image and share on social
I didn't know anything about '12 Years a Slave.' Not the book, not Solomon Northup, which I was quite shocked by, once I'd read it, that it wasn't a seminal text. I think it deserves to be. Chiwetel Ejiofor bookdeservenorthup Change image and share on social
