I Wanted Quotes
5369 quotes by 3712 authors
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I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and fantasy themes.
— Dario Argento
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I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed…
— Paul Auster
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I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I could do anything else. So…
— Paul Auster
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For years I wanted to be older, and now I am.
— Margaret Atwood
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I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when I didn't write.…
— Margaret Atwood
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All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was simply to make money however…
— Paul Auster
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down after reading it in a…
— Paul Auster
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My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high…
— Jensen Ackles
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My dad was an architect, and he wasn't a rich guy, but in our little world in Philadelphia, he was famous. He loved to see…
— Kevin Bacon
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I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.
— Alec Baldwin
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There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know I…
— Alan Ball
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I came to live in Shepperton in 1960. I thought: the future isn't in the metropolitan areas of London. I want to go out to…
— J. G. Ballard
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I wanted to be a mechanic. When I was 14 I wanted to quit school and go work on my car. But my dad said…
— Eric Bana
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I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.
— Douglas Adams
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I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But I'm lucky…
— Ann Bancroft
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I wanted to be a film and television writer and producer.
— Tyra Banks
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I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I was ready to…
— Tyra Banks
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I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links…
— Roger Bannister
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If I upset some notions and went against established rules, that wasn't part of what I wanted to do. It wasn't my goal.
— Brigitte Bardot
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I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone.
— Travis Barker
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