“I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that we can strive for. Even if you don't attain it, you can at least reach for it.” IfsDreamKidsWantedMoonStriveReaching Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I played pretend games as a kid, army, whatever, but I never wanted to be an actor.” KidsWantedActorsGamesArmy Author:Ray Liotta
“I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.” WantKidsWantedJusticeActingCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtPursuedSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I knew when I was a kid that I had a Broadway voice. I wanted to be a rocker, because I grew up in that era of transistor radios at the beach.” KidsWantedVoiceGrewGrew UpRadioErasBeachBroadwayRockersTransistors Author:Patti LuPone
“Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves.” ShouldTryingChildrenKidsWantedOpportunityGivenShapesAthlete Author:Joan Cusack
“I have no regrets. I wanted to raise the kids and be a present father. When I developed a movie, I was gone for a year. That didn't really work for me. That isn't fair to make these life-forms and then disappear.” YearsKidsWantedFormFatherGoneRegretFairsRaisesDisappearNo RegretsHave No Regrets Author:Dana Carvey
“While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control.” WantWellsLittlesStatesKidsWantedOpportunityStuffBitsSuccessfulToo MuchLittle BitGainsFelicity Author:Keri Russell
“Adult actors are really childish, and thats nice to be around when youre a kid. So the big reason I wanted to be an actor was I really enjoyed actors company - which probably makes me about as shallow as a puddle. But it could be worse. I could be working for a living.” ReasonBigsKidsWantedActorsCompanyNiceAdultsEnjoyedShallowPuddlesWorking For A Living Author:Jack Davenport
“I wanted to be a painter, really, when I was growing up as a kid. It was one thing that really took a grip on me.” KidsWantedGrowing UpGrowingOne ThingPainter Author:Andy Serkis
“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
“I always wanted to be an actor. I was one of those lucky kids - or cursed kids - who always knew what he wanted to do.” KidsWantedActorsLuckyCursed Author:Tim Matheson
“Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, It cant be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it. Thats kind of stuck with me.” KindRealKidsWantedClassAmbitionDrawingStuckBeing The BestCant Author:Damien Hirst
“It used to take me forever to read and comprehend stuff, so I decided not to make the 'Captain Underpants' books too challenging. Don't get me wrong - the humor and ideas are often sophisticated - but the books aren't hard to read. I wanted kids who hate reading to find these books irresistible.” BookIdeasHardKidsWantedUsedHateReadingStuffChallengesForeverDecidedTake MeSophisticatedCaptainsIrresistibleUnderpants Author:Dav Pilkey
“The things I wanted to be when I was a kid were an archeologist, because of dinosaur bones; a garbage man, because they got to ride on the side of the trucks; and a writer.” MenKidsWantedSidesBonesTruckGarbageDinosaurs Author:Nick Tosches
“Im a farmer. I always will be a farmer. When I die, Ill be a farmer. Its something that Ive wanted to do since I was 8 years old. I can tell you also that I see opportunity slipping away for our kids.” YearsI CanKidsWantedDiesOpportunityIllFarmersSlippingSlipping Away Author:Jon Tester
“The [character] that I was able to crawl into the most was Lilo from Lilo & Stitch. This was sort of a cartoony-looking girl, but her problems were completely real. Her funky world that she createdI mean, you know kids like that. It was very honest and genuine and I wanted to do an honest job, so I thought about the character a lot before I animated it. I really got into the character, where [I] almost felt that pain that she had. The loss of the parents - you need to feel all that. That was a big learning experience for me.” KnowsWorldNeedsFeelsMeanRealCharacterProblemBigsKidsAbleWantedPainJobsGirlFeltParentLossHonestGenuineAnimatedLearning ExperienceStitchesFunky Author:Andreas Deja