“I'm the biggest nerd - I love comic books and stuff like that! I don't have any friends who are actresses. I only had one girlfriend when I was growing up. Most of my friends were boys. I was such a tomboy. I enjoyed doing guy things.” BookFunnyGuyStuffBoysGrowing UpGrowingMy FriendsActressesComicEnjoyedGirlfriendComic BookNerd Author:Megan Fox
“Growing up in a very rural and remote area in Colorado's San Luis Valley - one of the poorest counties in the United States - essentially created the framework of values from which I operate. I stand up for the little guy. I fight discrimination at all levels. I fight for an inclusive America.” LittlesStatesAmericaGuyValuesFightingLevelsUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingAreasDiscriminationValleysFrameworkCountyPoorestColorado Author:Ken Salazar
“I want to share some insight into why someone would want to be a SEAL. A lot of us faced obstacles growing up. I didn't have any type of real nurturing as a kid. I hope people will relate to my story and go, 'Hey, if this guy can do it, so can I.” PeopleIfsWantRealStoriesKidsGuyCan DoGrowing UpGrowingShareTypeObstaclesInsightHeyRelateThis GuyNurturingSeals Author:Howard E. Wasdin
“One of my best friends growing up was gay. ... It’s never been an issue for me. ... I think there was a time in my life, probably in college, that I wished every guy was gay, because it just meant more women for me! ‘I don’t know why you guys have a problem with this thing! I think it’d be great! I wish everyone was gay!’ ... That’s always the way I thought about it. ... I have no issue with it. If I have to suffer through marriage, why shouldn’t they?” IfsThinkingKnowsWayProblemGuySufferingWishGrowing UpIssuesGrowingCollegeGayMy Best FriendFriends Growing Up Author:Donald Trump, Jr.
“I was a theater guy growing up and I wanted to be Al Pacino, and I think I just looked and sounded too funny.” ThinkingWantedGuyGrowing UpGrowingTheaterAls Author:Charlie Day
“I like to keep people around me like the guys I have on the road with me, three of them were childhood friends of mine when I was growing up in Scotland. They don't look at me any different than when we were in primary school. So it's good to keep people like that around you. I think if you surround yourself with good honest people, they will tell you what to hear when you need to hear it.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsLooksDifferentSchoolGuyThreeGrowing UpGrowingChildhoodHonestMinesPrimariesSurroundScotlandLook At MeSurround YourselfHonest PeoplePrimary SchoolChildhood Friend Author:Johnny Reid
“The only guy that speaks at any sort of depth is, in my mind, Eminem. He's a guy that does music that talks about the struggles of addiction and before that violence, with growing up in a broken family, not being a good enough father. So, you know that's what I enjoy about it. It's harder to listen to than ever before because I have a bunch of kids and you just can't put it on.” KnowsMindDoeEnoughKidsGuyFatherSpeakEnjoyStruggleGrowing UpGrowingViolenceBrokenHarderDepthAddictionBunchGood EnoughBroken Family Author:Marco Rubio
“I grew up in a small town where you know everyone, .. I've been told all my life that I come from too small a town to compete with some of the guys that competed in a higher level growing up. And that kind of drove me through college and drove me in the minor leagues, because I got to face all those big 5- A [school district] guys in the minors.” KnowsKindBigsSchoolFacesGuyLevelsGrowing UpGrowingCollegeGrewHigherGrew UpTownsLeagueMinorsSmall TownHigher LevelSchool Districts Author:Roy Oswalt
“Children model the behavior of adults, on whatever scale is available to them. Ours are growing up in a nation whose most important, influential men - from presidents to the coolest film characters - solve problems by killing people. ... We have taught our children in a thousand ways, sometimes with flag-waving and sometimes with a laugh track, that the bad guy deserves to die.” PeopleMenWayChildrenImportantSometimesCharacterProblemFilmGuyDiesNationsPresidentLaughingGrowing UpGrowingTaughtThousandBehaviorModelsAdultsDeserveMurderOur ChildrenKillingTrackAvailableSolveScalesFlagsBad GuysInfluentialFlag Waving Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“My dad hasn't said much about his college days. Oh, a few times, he might start telling stories. And I've seen some highlight film of him from college. I remember thinking he looked really small. Which is funny, because growing up, I thought he was a pretty big guy.” ThinkingSaidStoriesBigsMightRememberFilmGuyGrowing UpGrowingCollegeDadMy DadNflHighlightsTelling StoriesBig GuysCollege Days Author:Andrew Luck
“I was always attracted to the type of cinema hero as an adolescent growing up in Ireland. Robert Mitchum springs to mind. Later on, it was Steve McQueen to a certain extent and Charles Bronson. They're these types of grizzled characters who had one foot on the side of law and order and the other foot in the bad guy's camp.” MindCharacterLawGuyCertainOrderSidesGrowing UpGrowingFeetTypeHeroSpringCinemaCampsIrelandBad GuysLaw And OrderMcqueen Author:Liam Neeson
“Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy. Through the tough times, you guys never left my side... That's something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.” KnowsMenWantGivingFirstsBelieveLooksI CanFilmGuyNextLeftSidesGrowingPlayerBasketballShotsToughAppreciateCourtDefenseGrantedCoachingStaffKill MeAlways BelieveTough TimesBasketball PlayerHumblingMvpBasketball CourtCoaching StaffPlaying Defense Author:Kevin Durant
“When I'm not in the booth, I'm one of the most laid-back guys. But growing up, I liked DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and T.I. - dudes that went all out on the track. My first songs were energetic because I liked their energy.” FirstsGuySongEnergyGrowing UpGrowingTrackCentsEnergeticLaid Back Author:Meek Mill
“It's like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It's very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of like the idea of traveling and growing, and developing as a writer and as a filmmaker.” YearsKindTwoIdeasFilmGuyGrowingDevelopingFilmmakerTwo YearsEnjoyable Author:Martin McDonagh
“I want our pie to grow all the people, but if some other guy's pie is growing a little faster, that's terrific.” PeopleIfsWantLittlesGuyGrowsGrowingFasterPieTerrificOther Guys Author:Howard Warren Buffett
“Growing up, I was a typical high school kid when YouTube first came out, and I was just watching a whole lot of videos of guys in the league I'm playing with now, guys that aren't in the league, and guys that came before me, just watching the moves that they do, and going out in my backyard and trying them. I did it almost every single day. And I didn't do any crazy dribbling drills or any two-ball dribbling drills. I'm really not good at two-ball dribbling. Nah, never did that. I just went out and tried the moves that I saw.” TryingFirstsTwoWholeKidsSchoolMovingGuyGrowing UpSawsGrowingCrazyHigh SchoolBallsVideoLeagueGoing OutTypicalYoutubeBackyardsDrills Author:Kyrie Irving
“When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph from Reggie. I was so frustrated. I mean, he was my idol. And I couldn't get no autograph. I would go through punishment waiting on him (after games) because he was always the last guy to come out. And I would go back home with no autograph.” MeanHomeLastsGuyOpportunityGamesWaitingGrowing UpGrowingPlayerMy FavoritePunishmentIdolsFrustratedBack HomeAutographs Author:Rickey Henderson
“Today the sort of thing for a guy in England growing up is that you have to suppress all your emotions. It's almost like you have to sit back and be cool.” TodayGuyEmotionGrowing UpGrowingLike YouEnglandBeing Cool Author:Freddie Highmore
“I have always been a HUGE Star Wars fan since I was like 5 years old. Most of us in the writers room at Family Guy were big nerds growing up and could recite almost any scene from Star Wars.” YearsWarBigsGuyStarsRoomsGrowing UpGrowingFansHugeSceneNerdFamily Guy Author:Alex Borstein
“People are seeing me as the guy who wants to get hurt, who wants to break a bone, get bruises. And that's how it was growing up with six brothers. I got beat up, and I beat up people.” PeopleWantGuyHurtBreakGrowing UpGrowingSeeingBrotherSixBeatsBonesBruises Author:Kellan Lutz
“You can have a wrestling idea, but you need to have these momentum-shifting moves. We had the Hulkamania movement, then it shifted to the beer-drinking, Stone Cold era, we reinvented the business with growing the black beard and becoming the bad guy, what's that next level.” NeedsIdeasMovingGuyNextBlackLevelsGrowingMovementColdBecomingStonesDrinkingErasBeerWrestlingBad GuysShiftingMomentumBeardNext LevelBeer DrinkingStone Cold Author:Hulk Hogan
“I don't think I'd rock a moustache. I don't mind growing a beard. I think it's just a guy thing. We like to nurture a beard, see what we can grow and sort of test our own patience with how long we can let it grow out. However, I'm not really as keen on moustaches as I am on beards.” ThinkingMindLongGuyGrowsGrowingRocksTestsNurtureBeardMoustache Author:James Magnussen
“I can think of so many tough guys that by definition it's their job to be tough and they're all in chapel. That's such a misconception and it's kind of gone out the window. Guys feel more comfortable going to chapel. I remember when I first started, guys were nervous about it and it was kind of a secret. There was still that stigma that came with it, but it's definitely been removed and (the faith movement) is definitely growing.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsKindStillsI CanJobsRememberGuySecretGoneGrowingMovementComfortableToughWindowDefinitionsNervousRemember WhenMisconceptionStigmaChapelTough Guy Author:Matt Cullen
“I never knew Steve Jobs. I met him once, but I never knew him. But growing up in the Silicon Valley, he was the hero. He was the guy.” JobsGuyGrowing UpGrowingHeroMetsValleysSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Jon M. Chu
“I wasn't really a big comic book guy, growing up. I watched cartoons, but the choices were a whole heck of a lot slimmer.” BookWholeBigsGuyChoicesGrowing UpGrowingComicComic BookCartoonComic Book Guy Author:Adrian Pasdar
“Growing up in Ohio and just being kind of an average guy from flyover country - my dad was a factory guy - I try to put things on a screen that reflect reality. I don't mind if people want to argue with that, or think that's crazy.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantTryingMindKindCountryRealityGuyGrowing UpGrowingCrazyDadMy DadAverageScreensArguingBe KindFactoriesJust BeingOhio Author:Roger Ailes
“There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.” HeartLongCharacterHelpingGuyCertainGrowing UpWiseGrowingTypeContactIslandsSense Of HumorMixturesBrooklynLong IslandMoxieWise Guy Author:Steve Buscemi
“I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing characters, which is actually really fun for me.” PeopleCharacterUseBigsGuyActorsFunGrowing UpGrowingPlayerProtectHollywoodMovedCastsSizeMapsHockeyTeammateImposingBig GuysHockey Player Author:Kevin Durand