“When I first thought about becoming Jane Austen I had to forget about the fear, or at least choose something else to focus on because it was becoming paralysing, I couldn't focus. I felt frightened, not so much by her fans' reaction to my performance but that I would be playing someone who I think is a legend, who I respect and admire so much. I didn't want to fail, so I was putting a lot of pressure on myself.” ThinkingWantFirstsWould BeFeltForgetFocusFailingFansBecomingPerformancesPressureReactionsAdmireFrightenedLegendsJaneAustenPlaying Someone Author:Anne Hathaway
“Beautiful fans of Oklahoma City, I can’t say enough about you guys. All the support you give our team. The home-court advantage we have is the best I’ve ever seen. We disappoint you sometimes, but we try our best every single night to win for you guys. And we want to win a championship for you guys.” WantGivingTryingI CanSometimesEnoughHomeBeautifulNightGuyWinningCitiesSupportTeamFansAdvantageCourtNbaChampionshipDisappointSupport YouOklahomaMvpOklahoma City Author:Kevin Durant
“The great thing about Twitter is, you get a lot back, and I read through a lot, and I want my fans to know that I do read a lot, and it's why I do respond or retweet clever posts, and I'm constantly amazed by the cleverness of people on Twitter. I just think it's a really great tool to communicate with fans and influence conversations and raise awareness about things I'm interested in, that I think deserve some attention.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantAttentionFansInfluenceAwarenessConversationDeserveToolsRaisesCommunicateCleverGreat ThingsPostsAmazedReally GreatClevernessRetweet Author:Elizabeth Banks
“I try to be true to myself yet still at the same time look at comments and look at what the fans have to say and kind of put it in perspective. I'm never someone whose not open for opinion, I'm always just down to make it work and see how we can do things but at the end of the day I always want to make sure it represents me. It's really about just being humble and not selling yourself on being there already.” WantTryingLooksKindStillsEndsCan DoOpinionFansPerspectiveHumbleSellingBeing TrueThe End Of The DayCommentJust BeingBeing ThereBe HumbleTrue To MyselfSelling Yourself Author:Kid Ink
“I still let myself be a fan of music and that motivates me to want to be better than certain people or just getting the same love. Nothing is new under the sun so you cant be afraid to take things from others and try to flip them and make them your own at the end of the day.” PeopleWantTryingStillsEndsCertainSunFansThe End Of The DayCantFlipSame Love Author:Kid Ink
“Your fans can't just pop in whenever they want. I'm not gonna allow someone to just drop over my house whenever they want like, "Hey what's up? I bought your album so what's for dinner?"” WantHouseFansAlbumsPopsDinnerHey Author:Immortal Technique
“I've been fortunate, I've been blessed, and I attribute my success to all my fans. People want to do things with you when you have a big fan base, and I have a great fan base.” PeopleWantBigsFansBlessedFortunateAttributesGreat Fans Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“Obviously I like to make sure that my life is separate, so as me as a person, I know that my fans know me. But as an actor I like to do different things and I'm gonna want to try new things that may not necessarily have a positive meaning.” KnowsWantTryingMayPersonsDifferentLife IsActorsFansDifferent ThingsNew ThingsKnow Me Author:Selena Gomez
“I'm just a music fan. I like pretty much all types of music, and I feel like I can get something out of everything. It just makes work a lot more fun whenever you're working on different things all the times and usually once I work with a band I usually will want to work with them again, just because we become good friends.” WantFeelsI CanDifferentFunFansTypeBandDifferent ThingsGood FriendMusic Fans Author:John Congleton
“It's humbling to know that you have fans all over America and all over the world and they want you to play on their respective basketball team. It's very humbling that they respect the way I play the game of basketball. I can't discredit that. I can't say I don't enjoy it because you put in a lot of hard work to have fans. And for me to be a role model and for me to have fans all over is great. It's very humbling.” KnowsWorldWayWantI CanHardPlayAmericaGamesEnjoyRolesTeamFansHard WorkBasketballModelsRole ModelsHumblingBasketball TeamDiscredit Author:LeBron James
“The shot of Kapil Dev kissing the World Cup and hordes of Indian fans all over at Lord's is etched in my memory. Every Indian is proud of that victory, and every Indian player who has played the World Cup after that '83 win wants to bring the Cup home.” WorldWantHomeWinningMemoriesLordPlayerFansProudVictoryKissingShotsCupsIndianWorld CupHorde Author:Suresh Raina
“I don't look at women as groupies. To me, a groupie is a stalker. If you're a fan, then you're a fan. But I can look at a woman and become a fan of hers instantly. I'll tell a woman, "Look, I don't want your phone number. Just give me your autograph. Can I take a picture with you?"” IfsWantGivingLooksI CanNumbersFansGive MePhonesAutographsPhone NumbersGroupie Author:Tyrese Gibson
“I think fans get bored of the pre-roll. I also think they don't care about the pre-roll, they just want the album.” ThinkingWantCareFansAlbumsDon't CareBored Author:Jack Antonoff
“To me, YouTube isn't just, 'Watch my videos!' It's, 'Let's have a conversation and get involved in each other's lives.' I want to make [my fans] feel like they have a reason to have a YouTube account because they can comment and have a voice.” WantFeelsReasonVoiceWatchesFansInvolvedConversationAccountsVideoCommentGet InvolvedYoutube Author:Shane Dawson
“For me, even if I'm not a fan of the band in general or maybe it's not the style of music I want to put on for my daughter and me when we're waking up in the morning, there's always something that I can learn from it. And I think those are the things that are surprising.” IfsThinkingWantI CanMorningFansStyleBandDaughterWake UpMy DaughterWakingSurprisingWaking Up In The Morning Author:Jon Foreman
“If there's someone that I just wan to work with in the future, I set a general meeting and I say, "I'm a really big fan. I want to meet you. I'd love to collaborate with you someday and hopefully you'll remember that for the next time you have something that I could be right for."” IfsWantBigsRememberNextFansMeetingsHopefullySomedayNext Time Author:Hilary Swank
“You want people who are both great fans and supporters and believers of your work and people who are also ruthlessly honest. People who will tell you the truth about it. Over the years I've picked up some friends and I know who to show what to and they'll give me the proper read.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingYearsShowsFansHonestGive MeBelieverSupporterHonest PeopleGreat Fans Author:Rob Bell
“The "Dazed" fans are the best! "Dazed" fans never even want an autograph or nothin'.” WantFansAutographsDazed Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I just want to keep living on and enjoying food! Even though I'm gaining weight, I want to record if the Lord wants me to still record, and I just want to do my work on the road as long as I got those fans out there.” IfsWantLongStillsEnjoyLordRecordsFansWeightWant MeLiving OnGaining Weight Author:George Jones
“I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent themselves. I believe the First Edition bookstore will be the next thing. People will read electronically, then decide they want to own that book. The author will then be invited to the old bookstores to sign. I think books will always be with us, but they will fill a different need.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsFirstsBelieveBookDifferentBigsHateNextI BelieveFansI HateInvitedBookstores Author:Nikki Giovanni
“In America there's a tendency to write the same book over and over because that's what sells. So in a way, my success in America has come at the expense of what I do. I haven't sold out, and I haven't taken the popular road to writing a best-selling book. I've really bucked the system. So it was necessary for me not to go and find the easy fans, the ones who want something digestible and fast with a happy ending that they can read over and over again no matter how many different books it is. I had to find fans who really wanted to think. Worldwide they all have that in common.” ThinkingWayWantWritingBookDifferentMatterWantedAmericaEasyCommonTakenFansHavensSellsSellingTendenciesExpensesWant SomethingHappy EndingsSold OutDifferent BooksSelling Books Author:Steven Tyler
“Seriously, I grew up a fan of Hulk Hogan, and I think I bring some of his best values to the ring... the values of a superhero. Always do your best. Never give up... I think kids want to believe in that, and they should believe in that.” ThinkingWantGivingShouldBelieveKidsValuesFansGrewGiving UpGrew UpRingsSuperheroNever Giving Up Author:John Cena
“I've had my breath taken away when a fan told me since watching my speech she has stopped herself being beaten up by her father. I've been stunned by the amount of men in my life that have contacted me since my speech to tell me to keep going, and that they want to make sure that their daughters will still be alive to see a world where women have power and equality, economically and politically.” MenWorldWantStillsFatherTakenAliveFansAmountSpeechDaughterBreathsKeep GoingBeatenStunned Author:Emma Watson
“Being honest, if I had a daughter I wouldn't want her listening to a Nicki Minaj CD until she was a certain age. Even when I meet my fans and they tell me they are 12, I cringe a little. I always say, 'Listen. I don't want you saying the bad words, put school first.'” IfsWantFirstsLittlesAgeSchoolCertainFansHonestListeningDaughterBeing HonestCdsCringeBad Word Author:Nicki Minaj
“I did a couple comedies to balance myself as an actor and balance how audiences see Donnie Yen as an actor, and I would even say as a celebrity or icon, to some fans. I want to show that I'm not Terminator.” WantShowsActorsAudienceComedyFansCoupleBalanceIcons Author:Donnie Yen
“Young fans want to know about the past and older fans also want to find new music.” KnowsWantPastYoungFansNew Music Author:Steven Van Zandt
“Backstreet Boys fans don't want to hear the New Kids singing all of their hits. Just like our fans don't want to hear the Backstreet Boys singing all of our hits.” WantKidsBoysFansSingingBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Donnie Wahlberg
“There's good action stars. I'm a bad-guy action star. What disappoints me is when you all of a sudden you get a good action star and then he wants to play a comedy with kids, you know? That upsets me, and that's not being true to your fans.” KnowsWantPlayKidsActionGuyStarsComedyFansBeing TrueUpsetBad GuysDisappointGood Actions Author:Vinnie Jones
“Im a fan of both (Hrithik Roshan & Katrina Kaif). They look so hot together, who wouldnt want to watch them on screen?” WantLooksTogetherWatchesFansHotScreensKatrina Author:Shraddha Kapoor
“I stopped eating beef in high school, and in college I stopped eating poultry. I am not a huge fan of factory farming and what we're doing to animals. I try to eat as clean as possible because I want to know what I'm putting into my body.” KnowsWantTryingBodySchoolAnimalFansCollegeHugeEatingHigh SchoolCleanFactoriesFarmingBeefFactory FarmingPoultry Author:Susanna Thompson
“I just want to be at peace with myself, personally and professionally. I want to lead my life the way I want to without having to worry about what the other person may be thinking. Professionally again, I would like to be able to just do films that I want to without having to explain my reasons to my friends, family and fans.” ThinkingWayWantMayPersonsReasonAbleFilmWorryFansMy FriendsFamily Friends Author:Rani Mukerji
“Fantasy fans are incredibly loyal and passionate. Other people don't want to be seen as passionate about things, they want to be cool and laconic. The great thing about fantasy fans is they'll really get behind a show.” PeopleWantShowsBehindsFantasyFansPassionateGreat ThingsLoyalBeing CoolLaconic Author:John Bradley-West
“I want to let fans know how much I appreciate them and how much I appreciate them showing interest in our music and me personally.” KnowsWantInterestKnow HowFansAppreciate Author:Randy Houser
“I want to say thanks to the Chelsea fans because I have seen them very, very happy with me for joining Chelsea.” WantFansThanksVery HappyJoiningChelsea Author:Fernando Torres
“I cant lie - I love talking to the people at my shows. Im so grateful to all my fans. I couldnt do it for this long without them. So if they want to come past to say hi and whatnot, then its part of my job to talk to them - and you know, it might be the best part of my job, too.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantLongShowsMightJobsPastLyingTalkingFansGratefulBeing The BestCantSo Grateful Author:Chuck Brown
“I very often think about doing things that I would want other artists to do. Like, if I'm a fan of whoever, I want to be treated a certain way. So I realized it came off almost elitist to ignore the whole world of Twitter and Facebook.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWantWholeArtistCertainFansI RealizedWhole WorldTreatedElitistTwitter And Facebook Author:Patrick Stump
“I think you want to do as much as you can for your fans. I take as many opportunities as I can when it comes to media and interviews and autograph sessions and things of that nature - as long as it's not interfering with the schedule and how much inexperience you can get on the track. When it starts to cut into that, it's kind of defeating the purpose. So that's where I draw the line.” ThinkingWantKindLongI CanPurposeOpportunityLinesCuttingFansMediaDrawsTrackInterviewsInterfereSchedulesSessionAutographsInexperience Author:John Wes Townley
“I think the most important thing is that I'm making music that the people enjoy. So the fans, the people that are out there listening to music and consuming music, I want them to enjoy it and love it. And so that's more important to me than Grammys.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantEnjoyFansListeningAnd LoveImportant ThingsListening To MusicConsuming Author:John Legend
“I care more about the fans in general, just making sure they enjoy what I do. And then also I kind of had this kind of ideal of the kind of music I want to make and what I'm aiming for kind of creatively and just the quality of the music that I'm trying to make. And I have that in my head.” WantTryingKindCareEnjoyQualityFansIdealsI Care Author:John Legend
“Most of what I want to try to do is continue to go places with fiction that I've never gone before, and tell stories I've never told before, and one of the problems you rapidly discover about fans is what fans want is the last thing they liked. They want more of that.” WantTryingStoriesProblemLastsFictionGoneFans Author:Neil Gaiman
“No true fan wants to go to Comic-Con and get assaulted with a marketing blitz about just any old show.” WantShowsFansMarketingComicComic ConBlitz Author:Jim Lee
“It means a lot that fans feel connected to us and care about us, and that means the world, because that's what we want. We don't want them to feel like we're unattainable because we're just like them. We're all normal kids but somehow we got lucky when we picked up a guitar.” WorldWantFeelsMeanCareKidsFansLuckyNormalGuitarConnectedUnattainable Author:Taylor York
“I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back : with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.” ThinkingWantDoeHas BeensBeautifulMovingTeamFansCome UpDefenseSoccerAttackingDefendersBarcelonaGoaliesNational TeamMoving Up Author:Xavi
“It was writing about music for NPR - connecting with music fans and experiencing a sense of community - that made me want to write songs again. I began to feel I was in my head too much about music, too analytical.” WantFeelsWritingMadeSongCommunityToo MuchFansConnectingMusic FansNpr Author:Carrie Brownstein
“I base my track-listing and what songs I pick by what my fans expect from me and what they want and what I think they want.” ThinkingWantSongFansPicksTrack Author:Tyler Farr
“I want to reassure fans that I am 100% involved and will continue working on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; I'm determined to make it the greatest game I've directed to date. Don't miss it!” WantPainGamesFansMissingInvolvedDeterminedMetalsGearsPhantomsMetal Gear Author:Hideo Kojima
“As a creator, I always want to betray fans expectations.” WantFansExpectationsCreatorBetray Author:Hideo Kojima
“Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.” KnowsWantFeelsHardFansExpectationsSpotsWant MeKnow Me Author:Chris Lilley
“I like singing live. I'm actually very confident and I want to give the best to my fans.” WantGivingFansSinging Author:Yoseob
“I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it's like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.” ThinkingKnowsWantTryingFansNeeded Author:Kristian Bush