Wanted Quotes

I didn't set out to be famous; if I'd wanted that, I would have gone on 'Big Brother.'

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs.

I like the values in Flicka, and I wanted to do a movie my kids could see and be proud of.

I always wanted to make motion pictures, ever since I was a wee boy, and I was 32, and time was marching on. I met a guy who said, 'Come out to Hollywood for 10 days, and I'll get you a deal.' So I figured, 'OK, 10 days.' On the 10th day, he got me a development deal with Disney, not for a lot of money, but it allowed me to make the move.

It is the most wonderful feeling in the world, knowing you are loved and wanted.

I wanted to be a quarterback. I used to like Johnny Unitas, the old quarterback for the Colts.

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind.

I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force.

The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.

I had an allowance, but I had to do things around the house to earn it. I think I always wanted my own money.

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work.

I wanted to be a rock star when I grew up, or at least a singer/songwriter.

I once dated someone who worked at McDonald's. She came up and asked if I wanted a Big Mac.

We didn't know about the rest of the world. We just knew the pictures that we saw on TV, and it was so different that we wanted to try to imitate that, to a certain extent.

I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.

I've grown up seeing the pros and cons but I love it and I've always wanted to act. Throughout all the rejections at auditions, and especially when I finally did get something, both my parents have been so supportive and always told me it is all about passion and, if I was doing it because I love it, there's no wrong choice.

I wanted to star in a western opposite Robert Redford. That was my plan for my life.

The Florida Supreme Court wanted all the legal votes to be counted. The United States Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not want all the votes to be counted.

They wanted to do a movie about the Backstreet Boys.

I couldn't imagine what Fox thought they were doing, contemplating such a jagged protagonist for a prime-time drama. I only knew that I wanted the role very much.

I started running away when I was five years old. It wasn't until I was an adult that I realized what I really wanted was somebody to come after me when I was running away.

I wanted to express myself. I wanted to be creative and I didn't want to worry about someone bossing me around in the process. You have to struggle no matter where you are to get to where you're going, so I'm like, working it honey!

I had all the usual ambition growing up. I wanted to be a writer, a musician, a hockey player. I wanted to do something that wasn't nine to five. Acting was the first thing I tried that clicked.

I've never wanted to do something where I'd berate the audience.

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

I was unwilling to - without getting too philosophical about it - I was unwilling to structure my spirituality in the way that the church wanted me to structure it.

Obviously I always wanted to do a contemporary piece.

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.