Grew up Quotes · Page 41

That was the action figure I was playing with. I grew up having this fantasy of being a superhero, being Princess Power.

— Milla Jovovich

I grew up with a feminist mom and the understanding that, as someone coming from a position of (relative) privilege, it was…

— Jennifer Weiner

I went to the University of Virginia and I came from, I grew up in suburban Philadelphia.

— Tina Fey

I grew up as a tomboy. I was always barefoot, running races with the guys on the block, climbing trees, and beating…

— Edie Falco

There'll always be working people in my poems because I grew up with them, and I am a poet of memory.

— Philip Levine

I was born in Orange, California and I grew up in Huntington Beach. I started skateboarding when I was five and continued…

— Jason Lee

My father, who grew up picking olives on the Greek island of Lesbos, was a doctor. So my family expected me to…

— Peter Diamandis

My early exposure to all the leviathans of the Saturday matinee creature features inspired me, when I grew up, to make 'Jurassic…

— Steven Spielberg

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak…

— Christopher Meledandri

I grew up in a Christian home, but was nearly 17 before I realized I had to make my own decision to…

— Drew Pinsky

I grew up with an extremely abusive father. As a mother, I wanted to protect my own children from exposure to violence.…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility…

— Shoshannah Stern

I grew up in Colorado - went back there, tried to heal myself and grow and learn, then got a call that…

— Sheryl Lee

I hated all my life. I hated everybody. When I first grew up and can remember, I was dressed as a girl…

— Henry Lee Lucas

I'm a bit sad because I'm leaving my cherished team in a city where I grew up and where I played for…

— Neymar

Where I grew up - we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri - it was considered hubris to talk…

— Brad Pitt

I grew up listening to Queen. They were no stranger to throwing in the unexpected and something a little more dramatic.

— Carrie Underwood

When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.

— Ming-Na Wen

I grew up doing martial arts, and I love martial arts movies and fight scenes. I'm pretty athletic, so I enjoy doing…

— Aaron Yoo

I grew up listening to cabaret. At 7 and 8 years old, I was already singing like a club performer.

— Annaleigh Ashford

I grew up going to church three times a week in my family. It's been a center of my life.

— Debby Boone

A lot of people my age, they grew up with me onscreen. I think that's helped keep a certain amount of longevity.…

— Kirsten Dunst

I grew up near Disneyland, and my brother's an animator, so I was always really inspired by bright, cartoony colors and that…

— Gwen Stefani

I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

— Charley Pride

I grew up next to the ocean, on the coast, and would dance the salsa all day, so I just learned those…

— Ana de la Reguera

I grew up watching 'Braveheart' and 'Gladiator.' Those are my 'Star Wars.' They have values and traits about them that I wish…

— Channing Tatum

I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a…

— Harry Connick, Jr

I grew up on movies like Airplane! and The Naked Gun. You probably saw it more recently, but as a kid I…

— Ashley Tisdale

I grew up in a secular suburban Jewish household where we only observed the religion on very specific times like a funeral…

— Jesse Eisenberg

Where I grew up, surfing was a way for people to celebrate their love and respect for the ocean.

— Tristan Prettyman

I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I…

— Lupita Nyong'o

I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.

— Jensen Ackles

God forgive us-but most of us grew up to be the sort of men our mothers warned us against.

— Brendan Behan

I grew up on Hip Hop, it's the music I love and it's the music I respect. I respect the culture...that's me.

— Eminem

I cannot imagine not going home to animals. They are the closest thing to God. They don't harbour resentment.

— Ellen DeGeneres

I have always been physically active. I grew up a tomboy and [was] into sports, so staying active is something that I…

— Tricia Helfer

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love…

— Matthew Perry

I grew up in the church and began to recite set pieces at the age of four and five, like many of…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I'm definitely an American, because I grew up here. But I've lived very happily in Britain.

— Bill Bryson

I grew up in Orange County, California, all over the beaches of San Clemente and that area.

— Donavon Frankenreiter