When I was a child, I always wanted to be funny and to please people in my family. As you grow up that instinct becomes more refined, but it's still there. Romola Garai childfamilyfunny Change image and share on social
When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said - and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded - 'It's like hair color. It's nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. It's not a subject.' This was a very healthy attitude. Karl Lagerfeld agoaskattitude share on social
When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it was, I enjoyed it. And if I believed it I would tend to be more interested in knowing more about it. Oliver Stone believechildenjoy Change image and share on social
When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and dramatic stories - and my absolute favourite was 'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.' Everything about it electrified me, and when I re-read Roald Dahl's books as an adult it surprised me. David Walliams absoluteadultbook share on social
When I was a child I didn't care about getting an education, and I didn't finish high school. Mary J. Blige carechildeducation Change image and share on social
When I was a child, I didn't fly - we couldn't afford to fly. Flying was for rich people. Jeff Smisek affordchildfly Change image and share on social
When I was a child, I dreaded blindness. We used to ask: 'Would we rather be blind or deaf?' I said I'd rather be blind, even though I was scared of it. I couldn't bear not being able to hear music or talk to people. Sue Townsend bearblindblindness share on social
When I was a child, I felt at times that I had been born into an insane asylum, that much of human life appeared to be an insane asylum. It was bewildering. Nathaniel Branden appearasylumbear Change image and share on social
When I was a child, I grew up speaking French, I mean, in a French public school. So my first contact with literature was in French, and that's the reason why I write in French. J. M. G. Le Clezio childcontactfrench Change image and share on social
When I was a child I had a best friend who lived across the road from me. When her mother died unexpectedly it was like losing a member of my own family. I think I am still affected by the memory of that loss. Margaret Mahy affectchilddie share on social