“In the late-'80s, there was a big push to make American football big in Scotland. The Super Bowl was on TV, but it didn't really catch on. When I was a kid, though, I became a big Miami Dolphins fan. I don't really know why - I just liked the logo, I guess. I didn't really know what was going on.” KnowsBigsKidsFansFootballTvsLateBowlsScotland80sAmerican FootballSuper BowlMiamiDolphinsLogosMiami Dolphins Author:Kevin McKidd
“That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is a fan and going to see every show. I've been in a bar every night for the last 15 years. Going to see bands for me is work.” YearsShowsProblemKidsLastsNightFansBandBarsEvery Night Author:Mojo Nixon
“I was a big and un-ironic fan of Dear Abby when I was a kid in Chicago. I think I sort of internalized her. So I have this inner Abby: cranky, proper, folksy yet scathing, with a beehive hairdo. But that's my issue.” ThinkingBigsKidsIssuesFansDearChicagoIronicAbbyCrankyHairdosBeehives Author:George Saunders
“I was not a giant comic book fan as a kid, but to the extent that I did read comics, Spider-Man was always my favorite guy.” MenBookKidsGuyFansMy FavoriteComicGiantsComic BookSpidersSpider Man Author:J.K. Simmons
“Well, I've been a big fan of comic books since I was a little kid. In fact, I used to write and draw my own comic books when I was on the old Lost in Space series.” WritingWellsLittlesBookFactsBigsKidsUsedLostMy OwnSpaceFansDrawsSeriesComicComic BookLittle Kid Author:Bill Mumy
“You never know what`s going to be big. It`s the fans. It was just a Disney Channel Movie and the kids made it huge... For High School Musical 2 (2007) (TV), we just wanted to have fun and make something together.” KnowsMadeBigsKidsWantedSchoolTogetherFunFansTvsHugeHigh SchoolMusicalMade ItHaving FunHigh School MusicalDisney Channel Author:Ashley Tisdale
“I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele and Maradona. I was young and impressionable as a kid but it was always Pele for me.” WayKidsYoungFansBack WhenImpressionableMaradonaWay Back When Author:Alex Ferguson
“My upbringing was very un-Hollywood. I was born in New York and grew up on a ranch. I was never really smitten by the business in those days, never a fan type - just a basic kid watching TV. It wasn't like I was an insider. I was never really brought into the show business side of my father's life. I guess that's been a blessing and a downfall. But it's made my own work the initiation.” MadeShowsKidsFatherSidesBornMy OwnFansNew YorkTvsGrewTypeBlessingGrew UpHollywoodShow BusinessUpbringingDownfallInitiationInsidersWatching TvSmitten Author:Stephanie Zimbalist
“With the single crossing over to pop radio, it's bringing out new people to the shows. We've got all our metal kids and punk kids who still love us. And then we've got the average joes coming out. We call our fans the 'mixed nuts' because it's all kinds of people out there.” PeopleKindStillsShowsKidsFansAverageRadioPopsAll KindsNutsComing OutMetalsPunkCrossingsCrossing OverAverage Joe Author:Jacoby Shaddix
“Almost everyone working in mainstream comics started off as a starry-eyed kid reading and loving comics. We're all fans, and that's great. But when we start working on company-owned comics professionally, we have to think like storytellers instead of fans. Editors aren't looking to hire the biggest fans of the characters. They're looking to hire the best creators with the best ideas.” ThinkingBookIdeasCharacterKidsReadingCompanyFansCreatorComicEditorsMainstreamComic BookStorytellerReading For KidsBiggest Fan Author:Greg Pak
“Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it.” HardKidsSportsFansLessonsHopefullyGrandkidsHard Lessons Author:Lawrence Taylor
“Fans believe they have a relationship with you, either through your TV character or, more reasonably, through the tweets you may have exchanged. In a way, you have gotten to know them. You learn about people's kids, families, pets.” PeopleKnowsWayBelieveMayCharacterKidsFansTvsPetTweetFamily Pets Author:Gina Bellman
“I always was trying to make people laugh as a kid. I was a big fan of Carol Burnett and Gilda Radner. I watched them and I remember feeling as a child, when I heard the laughter they got, a little jealous that they made someone laugh like that.” PeopleTryingChildrenLittlesMadeFeelingsBigsKidsRememberLaughingHeardFansLaughterJealousMaking People LaughCarols Author:Leah Remini
“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
“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
“I did Are We There Yet? because I wanted to do a movie for my fans' kids. Black kids don't really see movies on this budget for them, starring them. And there's so many white kids that love that movie.” KidsWantedBlackWhiteFansBudgets Author:Ice Cube