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Growing up, I was certainly drawn to comedy, but my goal was just to be as well-rounded an actor as possible. I really liked Daniel Day-Lewis, and I thought, 'Oh, he's a good guy to try and emulate.'

Quotes by Paul Rudd

There is something about growing up in the Midwest that gives a different kind of sensibility. But if I'm feeling insecure, the smiles and politeness get upped a notch, and maybe that isn't totally reflective of how I'm feeling on...

Quotes by Paul Rudd

I was such a fan of Quentin's growing up. I remembered I wanted to see 'Pulp Fiction' so badly, but my mom had seen it, and even though she loved it, she just thought it wasn't appropriate for a 13-year-old.

Quotes by Paul Rust

Growing up in a small town, in the Midwest, and Catholic - those are sort of three layers of repression.

Quotes by Paul Rust

Math was always my best subject growing up.

Quotes by Paul G. Tremblay

I was a closet Journey fan when I was growing up.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

I'd spent summers growing up in Mississippi, so I had an idea of what the South is like.

Quotes by Patty Jenkins

My dad was an alcoholic, growing up, so I knew how scary that was from a child's perspective - the volatility.

Quotes by Patricia Arquette

But I never, never thought of the ministry nor did - of course, television when I was growing up, there was no television. So I didn't know anything about it.

Quotes by Pat Robertson

Bullying is something every kid in public, parochial, or private school has witnessed by graduation. While unfortunate, it is part of growing up.

Quotes by Pat Buchanan

When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils.

Quotes by Park Chan-wook

I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs that were guitar songs on the piano, and sing them.

Quotes by Page McConnell

Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.

Quotes by Owen Wilson

I was a handful growing up.

Quotes by Olivia Wilde

I watched the Disney Channel all the time growing up. 'Lizzie McGuire' was my all-time favorite. I'm pretty sure I had every piece of merchandise that involved Lizzie. And I loved 'That's So Raven.'

Quotes by Olivia Holt

I never danced growing up.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

Growing up, I was always involved in the deaf community.

Quotes by Nyle DiMarco

I liked Roy Jones, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ali... those were the guys I was looking at growing up.

Quotes by Nonito Donaire

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

Quotes by Nonito Donaire

Growing up in the place I did I never was aware of any other option but to question everything.

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

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Frequently Asked Questions

What themes come up most in these "growing up" quotes?
Several speak to the uncertainty of not knowing what you want to be, the powerful feelings tied to childhood memories, and the way growing up shapes a sense of identity.
Is there a quote about not knowing what you want to become?
Yes — one quote admits, "I could never decide what I wanted to be because I wanted to be so many things," capturing the open-ended excitement of childhood.
Do any of these quotes touch on identity and belonging?
Yes. One speaker recalls questioning things like "am I black enough?" and "Am I German enough?" while growing up, and pushes back by asking, "Why are we measuring blackness?" It's a personal reflection on identity. For more along these lines, see our Identity quotes.
Is there a quote about childhood memories tied to strong emotion?
There is — one person describes watching the Premier League as a child and says feeling the trophy and having the medal around their neck was "an unbelievable feeling." Browse more on our Emotion quotes page.
Do these quotes talk about change as part of growing up?
Yes — one speaker reflects on loving where they grew up and notes that it's "grown and changed and embraced change" over time. You can find more on our Change quotes and Experience quotes pages.

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