I didn't want people to think I'm just in the movies, where you make money and wait around for 13 hours before you get to do 20 minutes of work. D. B. Sweeney hourmakeminute Change image and share on social
I didn't want people to think of me as someone who wasn't impressed with a silver medal, because obviously that's a huge accomplishment, and I was so happy. It was more about me just being not impressed with falling at the Olympics in my last event. McKayla Maroney accomplishmenteventfall share on social
I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but to be able to say to themselves that the fabric of the magic detailed was perfectly believable. Terry Brooks allowancebelievabledetail Change image and share on social
I didn't want readers to think I was asking to be praised for taking care of my wife while she was ill. Lots of people are heroic, more heroic than I was, when faced with the suffering of someone they love. Rafael Yglesias carefaceheroic share on social
I didn't want really to be involved in a normal soccer club. Eric Cantona clubinvolvenormal Change image and share on social
I didn't want that 15 minutes of fame moment like, 'Oh, she said she was gay.' Kirsten Vangsness famegayminute Change image and share on social
I didn't want the children to grow up and, when asked what their mother did, say, 'Oh, Mom's a gun moll in the movies.' Jane Greer askchildgrow Change image and share on social
I didn't want the headache of having a publisher reviewing everything I wrote in advance. Mark Millar advanceheadachepublisher Change image and share on social
I didn't want the public in my personal life at all - I thought that people might perceive me as too normal, and I'd lose that larger-than-life rock star persona. You've got to protect that! Vanilla Ice havelargelife Change image and share on social
I didn't want the Ramones being told what to be doing, and I wanted the Ramones being presented in the right light - the remaining Ramones. Johnny Ramone lightpresentramones Change image and share on social