“If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.” IfsThinkingWantedStage Author:Pedro Martinez
“I wanted to write songs which I think is a different thing. I wanted to write music that is informed by folk music. The chord progressions are obvious references.” ThinkingWritingDifferentWantedSongFolksObviousDifferent ThingsChordsProgressionFolk Music Author:Joanna Newsom
“I've always wanted to make a career in the arts, and I think that my only hope at doing that is to make it more about the work.” ThinkingArtWantedCareers Author:Frank Ocean
“Thankfully, I was able to go to Marquette University and get my education, a Catholic education, so I could please my family, because I think they wanted me to be a priest.” ThinkingAbleWantedPleaseMy FamilyCatholicUniversityPriestsCatholic Education Author:Danny Pudi
“I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.” ThinkingKnowsPlayWantedAmericaActorsMiddleGrewGrew UpMy FamilyPrincessBridesPrincess BrideMiddle America Author:Missi Pyle
“I was constantly, always and forever, trying to perform the musical 'Annie' for anyone who would listen, and I have a terrible singing voice. It was the first thing that made me think I wanted to be an actress.” ThinkingTryingFirstsMadeWantedVoiceForeverTerribleSingingMusicalActressesAnnieAlways And Forever Author:Sarah Paulson
“Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America?” ThinkingYearsChildrenWantedAmericaMovingGrowsSidesAnimalBoysGrowing UpNiceYears AgoTwentiesEastProfessionJungleColumbusWild AnimalEast Side Author:Abraham Polonsky
“When I was little, I think that I wanted Superman to be my boyfriend.” ThinkingLittlesWantedMy Boyfriend Author:Pauley Perrette
“I'm not saying standardized tests are the worst ever, but there's an in-between and I don't think we're there yet. That's what I mean when I say I have an issue with it. There's no way a kid can learn in a class with 40 to 45 people. I had the power to get out of that system and pursue things that I wanted to do and I did that.” PeopleThinkingWayMeanKidsWantedClassIssuesWorstTestsPursue Author:Ashley Rickards
“I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.” ThinkingKidsWantedRapperEntertainers Author:Chance the Rapper
“Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I wanted to be a working actor, and as the years have gone on, I just naturally evolved into that. Because, y'know, I'm not a leading guy. Never was.” ThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsWellsCharacterWantedGuyActorsGoneCharacter Actors Author:Stephen Root
“I don't think there was a particular book that made me want to write. They all did. I always wanted to write.” ThinkingWantWritingMadeBookWantedParticular Author:Elizabeth Strout
“I did think there were one or two referees who had a personal thing against me. It wasn't them versus Celtic - it was them against me! I just think they wanted to take me on.” ThinkingTwoWantedTake MeVersusCelticRefereePersonal Things Author:Gordon Strachan
“In the last few years, losing my father, going through a divorce and not getting some jobs I really wanted, is making me a much more interesting person, I think. This all really does feel like a rebirth, a new chapter.” ThinkingFeelsYearsPersonsDoeWantedJobsLastsFatherInterestingLosingDivorceChaptersRebirthGoing Through Divorce Author:John Stamos
“I think from the age of thirteen, I really wanted to be a producer and I've always thought that the producer was the top of the tree.” ThinkingAgeWantedTreeProducersThirteen Author:Jeff Lynne
“I've always wanted to make 'Swamp Thing.' I like 'Swamp Thing.' I think it's a good idea, and I thought it would be a good venue for a 3-D movie, but there were rights issues with 'Swamp Thing.'” ThinkingIdeasWould BeWantedIssuesRightsGood IdeasVenuesSwamps Author:Joel Silver
“I've always wanted to go to Timbuktu. First of all I think it has the best name of anywhere in the world.” ThinkingWorldFirstsWantedNamesTimbuktu Author:David Tang
“Oddly enough, I think that everybody can relate to revenge, on some level. Everyone has wanted to exact it, at some point, and everybody has tampered with the idea, even if they didn't actually go through with it.” IfsThinkingIdeasEnoughWantedLevelsRevengeRelateExacting Revenge Author:Emily VanCamp
“I was thinking about what I wanted to write next, after my first novel, and had decided that I wanted to write a story with a lot of strong female characters in it.” ThinkingWritingFirstsCharacterStoriesWantedNextStrongNovelFemaleDecidedFemale CharactersStrong Female CharactersStrong Female Author:Joan D. Vinge
“I wanted to try marathon running, but something always came up: I had a baby and a C-section or I got injured or I just didn't think I could run that far.” ThinkingTryingRunningWantedBabySectionsMarathonInjuredMarathon Running Author:Veronica Webb
“I think my wife saw a picture of the rock group Journey, and they're kind of aging, and the one guy had dyed blonde hair with black roots, and... my idea was to get a little earring, I wanted to have a dangling earring.” ThinkingKindLittlesIdeasWantedGuyBlackSawsWifeGroupsJourneyRocksHairRootsAgingMy WifeBlondeEarringsBlonde Hair Author:Fred Willard
“I'm a single child. I wanted a little brother or a little sister growing up, but when I think about it, I'm happy I'm an only child.” ThinkingChildrenLittlesWantedGrowing UpGrowingBrotherOnly ChildLittle SisterLittle BrotherSingle Child Author:Mae Whitman
“Black, white, yellow, brown - we wanted somebody who would do right by us. And I think because Obama was that person, whether he was black or white, he was chosen” ThinkingPersonsWantedBlackWhiteChosenBrownYellowBlack Or WhiteBlack White Author:Will Ferrell
“There's also something happening in television similar to what happened in the '80s, when people stopped taking so many drugs and wanted to hear real instruments in music again. I think people want plot, story and characters. Those are more important than having a big star.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantRealCharacterStoriesBigsWantedStarsHappenedTelevisionDrugHappeningsInstrumentsPlot80s Author:Jessica Pare
“I loved Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast.' I just wanted to be her. I'm a brunette, so I think I kind of cling to all those princesses that have brown hair. I just wanted to be them.” ThinkingKindWantedHairBeastBrownPrincessBelleBrunetteBrown Hair Author:Kara Lindsay
“I never really had that father figure to look up to. I think that's the reason I'm so ambitious. I felt like I wasn't appreciated as a child so I wanted to prove my worth as an adult, as an actor.” ThinkingLooksChildrenReasonWantedActorsFatherFeltFiguresProveAdultsLook UpAmbitiousAppreciatedFather Figure Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.” ThinkingWantI CanWantedAchieveHonestSonDadProveMy DadAthleteBeing Honest Author:Joe Manganiello
“And if I'm honest about it, I was obsessed with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. This is like '92, right in the throes of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I think I probably wanted to be Kurt Cobain.” IfsThinkingWantedHonestObsessedPearlsJamCobainPearl Jam Author:St. Vincent
“I don't think I could be terribly demanding even if I wanted to be.” IfsThinkingWanted Author:Stephanie Zimbalist
“I think I was always looking for that perfect woman, who obviously doesn't exist. I wanted to be married. I wanted more kids. I'm a family man, at heart.” ThinkingMenHeartKidsWantedPerfectMarriedBeing MarriedFamily ManPerfect Woman Author:Rod Stewart
“I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true.” IfsThinkingKindFeelingsWantedWinningPoliticianEasierOppositionDiscreditDiscredit You Author:George McGovern
“A lot of people think I had such a rosy career, but I wanted to identify that one of the things that helps you have a long career is learning how to deal with adversity, how to get past it. Once I learned how to get through that, others things didn't seem so hard.” PeopleThinkingLongHardHelpingSeemsWantedPastDealsCareersAdversityRosyLong Careers Author:Cal Ripken, Jr.
“I'm 100 percent sure this is it. I know that I'll never play in the NHL again. It's not a hard decision. I think the hardest thing is you get a little emotional talking about your family. I couldn't have played any longer than I did and I accomplished what I wanted to.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesHardPlayWantedDecisionTalkingEmotionalPercentHardestOur FamilyAccomplishedHardest ThingNhlHard Decision Author:Chris Chelios
“I was disappointed not to be able to sign [for Barcelona] last season. When the best club in the world calls you, then it is something that you want to happen. I have signed for the only club who really wanted me. In no moment did I ever think that Inter was a possibility. Rafa valued me and perhaps that is why people started saying that I could go there but this is the only club that pushed to sign me.” PeopleThinkingWorldWantMomentsHappensAbleWantedLastsPossibilitySeasonsClubsDisappointedBarcelona Author:Javier Mascherano
“I think I was born because my parents had two boys and wanted to give it one more go and try for a girl... they got me instead.” ThinkingGivingTryingTwoWantedGirlParentBornBoys Author:Alex Borstein
“I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.” ThinkingWantFeelsLittlesStillsWantedActorsBitsSoundTeacherLittle BitBoringSillyVets Author:Sophie Thompson
“It was a lot of fun being a child actress. It suited me. I don't think it suits everybody, but I was in it because I had a passion, not because my parents wanted me to make money. If other kids want to do it, and they really like acting, go for it.” IfsThinkingWantChildrenKidsWantedPassionFunParentActingActressesSuitsMaking Money Author:Alanna Ubach
“I think that there's a strong crossover in that Janis, studying the visual arts, was learning how to break it down into details and see how to get the expression that we wanted. And her visual art is emotionally expressive as her singing was. And, I think, when she switched over to singing, she already knew that it was something serious that you broke into pieces so she developed the ability to break it down and learn little riffs that she could throw in here and there.” ThinkingLittlesArtWantedStrongAbilityBreakStudyPiecesSeriousExpressionSingingArt IsDown AndDetailsBrokeVisualsHere And ThereExpressiveVisual ArtCrossover Author:Laura Joplin
“We are altering the most basic forces of the planet's surface - the content of the sunlight, the temperature and aridity - and that brings out the most powerful questions about who is in charge. If you wanted to give a name to this theological problem, I think you could say that we are engaged in decreation.” IfsThinkingGivingProblemWantedNamesForcePowerfulPlanetsEnvironmentalSurfaceEngagedMost PowerfulSunlightTemperatureTheological Author:Bill McKibben
“Soundgarden and Metallica, The Ramones, Everclear... I think they all wanted to see if we still knew how to play.” IfsThinkingStillsPlayWantedMetallicaRamones Author:Rick Nielsen
“There are no barriers to entries. Think of this as Linux in terms of software. Anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge allegiance to the ideas. Previously, if you wanted to join al Qaeda, you had to travel to an al Qaeda safe haven, probably in northern Pakistan or Afghanistan. Now all you have to do is get a gun, choose a target, and carry out an attack.” IfsThinkingLongIdeasWantedTermHavensSafeGunBarriersTargetAlsSoftwareAfghanistanPakistanPledgeAllegianceEntryAl QaedaLinuxSafe HavenOperating Systems Author:Paul Gigot
“I did The Seagull, the Chekhov play, on Broadway, a couple of years ago, and I had done it in London, and I became completely obsessed with the character, Nina, that I played in that. She's an actress. I couldn't find a play after that, that I wanted to do, because I couldn't think of doing anything else. Every part is a disappointment, once you've done that part.” ThinkingYearsDonePlayCharacterWantedCoupleYears AgoDisappointmentActressesLondonObsessedBroadwaySeagullChekhovNina Author:Carey Mulligan
“I never in a million years thought I would be starring in Hairspray, ever. Because if you think about my past, it's been 30 years of playing a macho leading man, so when I was offered it, I said: "Why? Why me? What have I done to deserve that you think I should do this?" After much convincing, over a year and two months, I was convinced they wanted to make a great movie.” IfsThinkingMenShouldYearsSaidTwoDoneWould BeWantedPastMillionsMonthsDeserveConvincedConvincingMy PastTwo MonthsMachoWhy MeHairspray Author:John Travolta
“From the time I was a kid, I had a wanderlust. I always wanted to travel, in any form - plane, train, boat, car, motorcycle. So I think that if I ever do have a mid-life crisis, I have all the toys to refer to quickly.” IfsThinkingKidsWantedFormCarCrisisTrainBoatPlanesToysMotorcycleLife CrisisMid Life Crisis Author:John Travolta
“I wanted my first film to be something where I was surrounded by an amazing cast. I wanted to do something that was completely unexpected, totally out of the box, something that would blow people's minds, that the last thing on the planet earth they would ever think I would do would be it.” PeopleThinkingMindFirstsWould BeWantedEarthLastsFilmPlanetsCastsBlowBoxesUnexpectedPlanet Earth Author:Alicia Keys
“I don't think, that all my stuff could've been records. Some, maybe. The ones that I really wanted to be records, those are the ones that are going into the box.” ThinkingWantedStuffRecordsBoxes Author:Ryan Adams
“I have never had time for the idea of searching. Whenever I wanted to express something, I did so without thinking of the past or the future.” ThinkingIdeasWantedPastThinking Of The Past Author:Pablo Picasso
“I do not think my painting has ever been revolutionary. It was not directed against any kind of painting. I have never wanted to prove that I was right and someone else wrong.” ThinkingKindWantedPaintingProveRevolutionaryModernism Author:Georges Braque
“I decided very early that I wanted to write. But I didn't think of it as a career. I didn't even think of it as a profession... It was the most exciting thing, the most powerful thing, the most wonderful thing to do with my life.” ThinkingWritingWantedPowerfulCareersWonderfulDecidedExcitingProfessionThings To DoMost PowerfulWonderful ThingsExciting Things Author:Mary Oliver