I didn't want to be an author; I wanted to be a scientist. Not that I didn't love literature, but I couldn't distinguish it from reading, and reading was already my default activity, almost like breathing. Barbara Ehrenreich activityauthorbreathe share on social
I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen. Bianca Jagger citizenclassdiscriminate Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be Doctor Who in a 'Doctor Who' that I didn't like. Peter Capaldi doctor Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be famous. I just wanted to earn enough money to have a nice life and enjoy acting. David McCallum actearnenjoy Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be known as a gay comic, but as a comic who happens to be gay. Judy Gold comicgay Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be known as a man who only made horror films. I made some - very few. Christopher Lee filmhorrormake Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be known as Madonna's playboy, her boy toy. Dennis Rodman boymadonnaplayboy Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the failed auditions to myself. Jamie Chung actressauditionfail Change image and share on social
I didn't want to be known for punching out movie stars. Robert Maillet moviepunchstar Change image and share on social