“My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.” WorldPlayInspirationKidsGamesGrowing UpGrowingSkillsBasketballFellowsTreasureAround The WorldNativeDedicationCarolinaLemonsNorth CarolinaHarlemNational TreasureWilmingtonGlobetrottersMeadowlarks Author:Michael Jordan
“It was Die Hard in my father's workshop. And so when that opportunity came up, the possibility of doing it, it's more the teenager in me who says that, 'I have to, of course I'm going to.' So that's the fun of reinventing, or just getting involved in things that really, actually loved as a kid growing up wanting to grow up to be a director.” HardKidsDiesCoursesFatherOpportunityFunGrowsGrowing UpGrowingPossibilityInvolvedDirectorsTeenagerWorkshopsKids Growing UpReinventing Author:Len Wiseman
“I think so much of what informs us as performers is what we had to endure as kids growing up. I was the youngest in my family. I always got a lot of attention.” ThinkingKidsAttentionGrowing UpGrowingMy FamilyEndurePerformersKids Growing Up Author:Sandra Bernhard
“Growing up in a place that has winter, you learn to avoid self-pity. Winter is not a personal experience, everybody else is just as cold as you, so you shouldn't complain about it too much. You learn this as a kid, coming home crying from the cold, and Mother looks down and says, 'It's only a little frostbite. You're okay.' And thus you learn to be okay. What's done is done. Get over it. Drink your coffee. It's not the best you'll ever get but it's good enough.” LooksLittlesSelfDoneEnoughHomeKidsMotherGrowing UpToo MuchGrowingCryColdDrinkOkayDown AndWinterComplainingCoffeePityOver ItComing HomeGood EnoughGet OverSelf PityPersonal Experiences Author:Garrison Keillor
“All these kids who are growing up on Skrillex and all this digital music- what are they gonna think when they hear rock'n'roll?” ThinkingKidsGrowing UpGrowingRocksDigitalRock N RollDigital Music Author:Ty Segall
“Some of what makes growing up hard for famous kids is that they don't have room to do immature stuff. I was really happy that I could go to school and hang out behind the alley and be somewhat irresponsible.” HardKidsSchoolStuffRoomsBehindsGrowing UpGrowingHanging OutIrresponsibleReally HappyImmatureAlleys Author:Tavi Gevinson
“I wanted to be an actor because it gave me the opportunity to express myself in ways I wasn't comfortable expressing myself, as a kid growing up in St. Louis.” WayKidsWantedActorsOpportunityGrowing UpGrowingComfortableKids Growing Up Author:Scott Bakula
“When I was a kid I think the thing I remembered most about The Exorcist was Linda Blair being possessed by the devil, and how scary that was. It had a lot of parallels for me because the movie was challenging different ideas about faith and it was looking at religion in a darker way. Growing up I was afraid of being possessed by the devil, as an adult I'm afraid of being possessed by the world, by ignorance, and not holding on to my beliefs and what I feel strongly about.” ThinkingWorldWayFeelsIdeasDifferentKidsBeliefChallengesGrowing UpGrowingIgnoranceDevilAdultsScaryRememberedPossessedParallelsHolding OnBlairDifferent IdeasExorcist Author:Marilyn Manson
“As a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel the game. And I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my - the tonal quality, with getting excited.” FeelsTryingYearsWellsI CanKidsGamesQualityGrowing UpGrowingFansExcitedThrough The YearsKids Growing UpSync Author:Al Michaels
“I had a very close relationship with another kid when I was growing up. I was his imaginary friend.” KidsGrowing UpGrowingImaginaryClose RelationshipImaginary Friend Author:Emo Philips
“My kids are growing up and it's hard to accept they are their own person and they're independent.” PersonsHardKidsAcceptingGrowing UpGrowingAcceptanceIndependent Author:Ray Romano
“One of my favorite stories growing up was A Wrinkle in Time. I loved that book. I still remember the image, so strongly, of all the kids coming out of their house at the same time, they're all bouncing a ball at the same time, and they all go back in at the same time. A Wrinkle in Time moved me deeply.” StillsBookStoriesKidsRememberHouseGrowing UpGrowingBallsMovedMy FavoriteComing OutWrinklesWrinkle In Time Author:Brit Marling
“I think that, especially as the kids are growing up, they have so much stuff going on in their own lives, they don't really know how much they're looking at their mom as the big problem” ThinkingKnowsProblemBigsKidsStuffKnow HowGrowing UpGrowingMomBig Problems Author:Brie Larson
“I was the kid in the class who was looking for the angles to question things or make wise-ass remarks, not knowing enough to be afraid of being myself or showing intelligence. But I wasn't the only kid like that in my classes because of where I grew up. I'm really thankful I grew up in a town where there were a lot of other mutant kids. I'm from Boulder, Colorado, which went through a lot of dramatic changes when I was growing up.” EnoughKidsClassGrowing UpKnowingWiseGrowingGrewGrew UpTownsAssDramaticNot KnowingAngleRemarksColoradoBeing MyselfBouldersMutantsDramatic ChangeWise Ass Author:Jello Biafra
“My father? A hard drinking man from the 70's. We actually have no pictures of my dad where he is not holding a beer. Weddings, Funerals, Water Skiing, Parent-Teacher Conference. When I got sick around him as a kid growing up, he'd always warm me up a shot of 100 proof whiskey. Never got sick... that I can remember.” MenI CanHardKidsRememberFatherParentWaterGrowing UpTeacherGrowingDadShotsSickDrinkingMy DadWarmProofBeerFuneralConferencesWhiskeySkiingKids Growing UpParent Teacher ConferenceWater Skiing Author:Christopher Titus
“Growing up as a child actress, there was much I got to do and yet so much that I missed out on. Therefore, when I had kids, I made it a point to make sure that they could do anything and everything that they dreamed of. A great education was definitely right at top of my list!” ChildrenMadeKidsGrowing UpGrowingActressesListsMade ItGreat EducationAnything And Everything Author:Kim Richards
“One of my pleasantest memories as a kid growing up in New Orleans was how a bunch of us kids, playing, would suddenly hear sounds. It was like a phenomenon, like the Aurora Borealis -- maybe. The sounds of men playing would be so clear, but we wouldn't be sure where they were coming from. So we'd start trotting, start running-- 'It's this way! It's this way!' -- And sometimes, after running for a while, you'd find you'd be nowhere near that music. But that music could come on you any time like that. The city was full of the sounds of music.” MenWaySometimesWould BeRunningKidsSoundMemoriesCitiesGrowing UpClearGrowingBunchPhenomenonNew OrleansKids Growing UpSound Of MusicAuroraKids PlayingTrotting Author:Danny Barker
“When we were kids, growing up in the sixties, the only images we had of ourselves were either still photographs or 8mm movies.... Now we have video, digital cameras, MP3s, and a million other ways to document ourselves. But the still photograph continues to hold a sense of mystery and awe to me.” WayStillsKidsMillionsGrowing UpGrowingMysteryCamerasPhotographVideoAweDigitalSixtyDocumentsKids Growing UpDigital CamerasMp3 Author:Catherine Opie
“When I was growing up I never babysat. I was considered to 'punk rock' to be trusted with kids.” KidsGrowing UpGrowingRocksPunkTrustedPunk Rock Author:Angelina Jolie
“Where I grew up - I grew up on the north side of Akron, lived in the projects. So those scared and lonely nights - that's every night. You hear a lot of police sirens, you hear a lot of gunfire. Things that you don't want your kids to hear growing up.” WantKidsNightSidesGrowing UpGrowingGrewProjectsGrew UpLonelyPoliceScaredEvery NightSirensLonely Nights Author:LeBron James
“Our kids are growing up with more privilege than we had; that's true for most of my friends in L.A. I don't know any actor who grew up with any particular privilege, so everyone wrestles with this. And I think, a lot of times, it's about being patient with your kids.” ThinkingKnowsKidsActorsGrowing UpGrowingParticularGrewGrew UpMy FriendsPatientPrivilege Author:Matt Damon
“There's a song called 'The Lights of My Hometown' that goes back to me growing up a regular kid. I mean, I lived in a town that I loved, but was too small for the dreams I was dreaming. You leave thinking the world has a lot more to offer than your hometown, only to realize years down the road that no matter where you grow up, you will never be able to recreate the innocence and feeling of 'home' anywhere else in the world. No matter who you are, or where that little town is, that's something we all have in common.” ThinkingWorldYearsMeanLittlesMatterFeelingsHomeDreamLightKidsAbleSongGrowsRealizingCommonGrowing UpGrowingOffersTownsWho You AreInnocenceDown The RoadHometownLittle Towns Author:Aaron Lines
“Sometimes it's frustrating if I'm out with the kids and have to deal with the paparazzi. That comes with it though. But it was fun becoming famous. I mean, I even wanted to one of the kids in FAME when I was growing up.” IfsMeanSometimesKidsWantedFunDealsGrowing UpGrowingBecomingFameFrustratingPaparazziBecoming Famous Author:Victoria Beckham
“Growing up there are always those kids who are only happy when they are making someone else upset. That is unfortunately just how some people are. And their parents were fine. Some people are just born with bad wiring.” PeopleKidsParentBornGrowing UpGrowingFineUpsetWiring Author:Patton Oswalt
“When you're a little kid, growing up, most of us know what's right and wrong. Our parents teach us that discipline.” KnowsLittlesKidsParentTeachGrowing UpGrowingDisciplineLittle KidKids Growing Up Author:Robert Knepper
“Growing up as a mixed-race kid myself, when you are in the middle of it and you're young...you don't think about it consciously. It's your reality.” ThinkingRealityKidsYoungRaceGrowing UpGrowingMiddleMixed Race Author:Matt de la Pena
“I wonder if kids growing up now are actually going to have that - if they're ever going to be able to unplug and have that ability to concentrate, or if it's just never going to happen for them. It's a little unnerving, frankly.” IfsLittlesHappensKidsAbleAbilityWonderGrowing UpGrowingKids Growing Up Author:Ron Currie Jr.
“When you start directing movies at the age of 24, you're just a kid, you don't necessarily even have the experiences to add to the story, you're working off of instinct and raw emotions and raw talent, and hopefully it's the same trajectory as growing as a person.” PersonsStoriesKidsAgeEmotionGrowingTalentAddInstinctHopefullyTrajectoryRaw TalentRaw EmotionDirecting MoviesGrowing As A Person Author:F. Gary Gray
“I went to this boy's choir school when I was growing up, and I think that the first time that I consciously started making music was when this one kid joined our class. He was an amazing pianist and would come up with all these ideas. I've always had a really competitive side, so I saw him doing that, and was like, "I have to try writing songs as well."” ThinkingWritingTryingFirstsWellsIdeasKidsSchoolSongSidesClassBoysGrowing UpSawsGrowingFirst TimeCome UpWriting SongsChoirPianist Author:St. Lucia
“I feel like kids that grew up in New York City or in L.A. were exposed to all these subcultures and subgenres, whereas I was only exposed to the poppiest of pop music so I never had this negative connotation towards pop music. That's not South African music having an effect on me, but just how international music was filtered through South Africa affected me. It gave me a not-negative connotation towards pop music growing up.” FeelsKidsCitiesGrowing UpGrowingEffectsNew YorkGrewGrew UpNegativeSouthInternationalPopsAffectedNew York CityExposedSouth AfricaPop MusicConnotationSubcultureAfrican Music Author:St. Lucia
“I don't think many kids question their surroundings. Everything seems so permanent and inevitable growing up, even chaos.” ThinkingSeemsKidsGrowing UpGrowingChaosInevitablePermanentSurroundings Author:Leigh Newman
“I've always been an outsider kid. But I had always wanted to be in a group - growing up, I loved bands like the Cranberries and K's Choice.” KidsWantedChoicesGrowing UpGrowingGroupsBandOutsidersCranberries Author:Dawn Angelique
“The kids I knew growing up who worked on bikes all loved the smell of gas. It is the liquid agent for speed.” KidsGrowing UpGrowingSmellSpeedAgentsGasBikeLiquid Author:Rachel Kushner
“After Bottle Rocket, I started getting acting work. People started offering me roles in movies. It wasn't something that I thought about as a kid growing up in Texas. Actually, maybe I would have thought of it as a possibility, but it seemed so crazily far-fetched to think that you could work in movies that I really didn't ever quite imagine it. It was just lucky.” PeopleThinkingKidsActingRolesGrowing UpGrowingImaginePossibilityLuckyBottlesTexasOfferingRocketsKids Growing UpBottle Rocket Author:Owen Wilson
“I would definitely write to the kid that I was before, to embrace the moment. I think that often times when you're coming of age or growing up you look forward and you work really hard instead of sitting back and relaxing and enjoying the moment.” ThinkingWritingLooksHardMomentsKidsAgeEnjoyGrowing UpGrowingSittingEmbraceComing Of AgeEnjoying The Moment Author:Sean Mackin
“I enjoyed meeting Emma [Watson]. I have a soft spot in my heart for child actors growing up. I know how hard that is. Having gone through that experience myself, I have a lot of sensitivity to it. For lack of a better word, I just feel like I love these kids, and I want them all to grow up and love themselves, and not get caught up in the wrong things, and to learn all the different things this profession has to give, and to understand it.” KnowsWantGivingFeelsHeartChildrenDifferentHardKidsActorsGrowsKnow HowGoneGrowing UpGrowingMy HeartAnd LoveMeetingsCaughtProfessionSpotsEnjoyedDifferent ThingsSensitivityCaught UpWrong ThingsWatsonEmmaChild Actors Author:Ethan Hawke
“Oh, my other goal was that I wanted to talk about this area and this time in history. I wanted to talk about growing up in Oakland, a white kid, from this kind of generation of broken homes and listening to hip-hop.” KindHomeKidsWantedGoalWhiteGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsBrokenListeningAreasHip HopHipsHopsOaklandBroken Homes Author:Moshe Kasher