Bottom Quote by Emily Procter

I needed to grow up and do things all adults do. It was time to stop having everything spoon fed to me. It was…

— Paula Creamer

I didn't grow up in a regular upbringing. I ended up at my grandmother's house past a certain age, so I took care of…

— Sky Ferreira

By the time I turned 18, I moved into a little chalet of my own and felt very grown-up.

— Mackenzie Phillips

I thought of myself as an adult trapped in a kid's body. Had I known what adulthood was like, I would have embraced childhood…

— Gaby Hoffmann

I was forced to grow up quicker than most. I was forced to be a young man at a young age.

— Ray Rice

I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.

— Larry David

I had to grow up, but I think I've grown up a lot. I think I'm handling myself well.

— Kyle Lowry

I grew up quick because my family was away a lot, and I took care of my sister. Then in my 20s, I went…

— Carlene Carter

When I was somewhere between child and adult, my father left us. My first family broke apart, but this liberated me to create a…

— Rumaan Alam

I was an escapee of childhood. I always wanted to grow up.

— Uma Thurman

I see my upbringing as a great success story. By disciplining me, my parents inculcated self-discipline. And by restricting my choices as a child,…

— Amy Chua

As a teenager, I ached to grow up even more than I dreaded to. I craved escape from my parents' impositions on what I…

— Lionel Shriver