I grew up wanting to entertain.

I was always sort of a ham as a kid, just always wanting to entertain and to get people to laugh.

— Haley Lu Richardson

As much as I appreciate acting and enjoy it, and like it, it wasn't something where I grew up wanting to be a movie…

— Max Thieriot

I grew up always wanting to be a part of 'Idol,' and I never thought I would make it as far as I did.…

— Jessica Sanchez

Since I was four, I can't remember wanting to do anything except entertain. And I got some lucky breaks. My daughter Victoria is the…

— Tony Blackburn

I will say it is funny that writing a song about not wanting to entertain people is what got me a career in entertainment.

— Lucy Dacus

At the end of the day, I grew up wanting to play in the SEC.

— Will Muschamp

I grew up always wanting to be a dancer and when I went to New York, I fell in love with the idea of…

— Jillian Hervey

I grew up wanting to be a professional wrestler, and that's exactly what I'm going to keep doing.

— Rhea Ripley

I wasn't a guy who grew up wanting to be in 'Funny Girl,' if you know what I mean. I wanted to be in…

— Dennis DeYoung

My whole childhood I grew up wanting to be a professional basketball player.

— Becky Hammon

I grew up wanting to be a ballet dancer.

— Hilary Farr

I grew up wanting to be a painter and paint pictures.

— Paul Simonon

I didn't grow up wanting to play basketball. I grew up wanting to enlist and then go into law enforcement.

— Brittney Griner

I grew up wanting to be a musician, but my parents were sure I would starve to death. So, they put me in physics…

— John Tesh

My dancing came about as a way to be cool, actually. I knew early on that I was not a street kid. I didn't…

— Michael K. Williams