As a child, I got bored with my surroundings, so I would be another person for a little while. Elizabeth Debicki borechildperson Change image and share on social
As a child. I grew up on a small farm, so I did a lot of drawings of animals, chickens and people. At the bottom of every page, I'd put a strange scribble. I was emulating adult handwriting, though I didn't actually know how to write. Joyce Carol Oates adultanimalbottom share on social
As a child, I grew up the son of German immigrant parents, so I grew up being teased and called 'Fritz' at school. When I married my wife and went to live in Vienna, I was teased for being a Brit. Peter Morgan britcallchild Change image and share on social
As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the 'sick one.' Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don't know; but it is possible. Jacob Epstein carrychilddeal share on social
As a child, I had a teacher who told me, 'Look, Anne, one person can't make a difference.' Anne Wojcicki annechilddifference Change image and share on social
As a child, I had always wanted to know what lay at the end of a corridor or behind a door in a picture, so I did a floorplan and elevations of Angelina's house and learned my way around it. The idea was that children should start to feel at home in it. Helen Craig angelinachildcorridor share on social
As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should be. Misty Copeland ballerinachildtell Change image and share on social
As a child I had dealt with a lot of loss and grief. I was constantly losing my parents, losing my home, constantly moving around, living with this stranger, that stepfather, or whatever. Erin Gray childconstantlydeal Change image and share on social
As a child, I had lived many years in Southampton and sang in the choir of the Dune Church. Rachel Lambert Mellon childchoirchurch Change image and share on social
As a child, I had no idea that I would end up in the film industry. My ambitions changed from wanting to join the army like my grandfather to taking up merchant navy as a career to running for India, and finally, investment banking while I was a student of economics honour. But during my college days, I began to get offers for modelling. Arjun Rampal ambitionarmybank share on social