Wanted Quotes

As a kid, I always wanted to be Carol Burnett or Johnny Carson. I love to chat and entertain.

People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.

I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them.

There have been many times when you spend a number of months and the finished product is not what you wanted to see. And 'Batman Begins' was what I wanted to see.

I think that the character that I'm playing now is so fundamentally different than Ally that I haven't I haven't felt like I had to worry about it at all. But I definitely wanted to make a different choice.

We never really wanted to play in California.

And it's not a finger-pointing issue to me; I take as much responsibility as I can. It was more just me not really knowing what I wanted to do and how to get it done.

Always looked up to Brian and his skating, I loved his skating and what he had done for the sport. And the triple axel, that was the thing, and I wanted a triple axel.

I always knew that I wanted to be creative, that I wanted to create something.

I knew that my hair was falling out and I had really weird skin. My face looked really weird and I was getting this fuzz on my face and I was always cold - always to the point of uncontrollably shaking. I was more scared that 85 lbs. wasn't good enough. I wanted to be lower.

I went in saying I wanted to be the food guy.

I used to say that I wanted someone cute and nice, an actor too, so he'd get it. But now I think it would be good for me to date someone who's not in the business.

I just wanted to make sure that what I write is what appears on screen, to not have some idiot change it on its way to the screen.

I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him.

Well, writing was what I wanted to do, it was always what I wanted to do. I had novels to write so I wrote them.

I wanted the world to know that my country Ethiopia has always won with determination and heroism.

I wanted to prove that I could do something, so I made a short film. That was in fact my main concern, to be able to show that I could do one.

I love to take care of people, so I think I'd be a good vet. I always wanted to be a vet when I was little.

Clothing was something I always wanted to do. I've been pulling tear sheets from magazines since I was a little girl.

I didn't know who the hell I was. I was whoever they wanted me to be.

I always wanted to make movies.

I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.

I think eventually I want to become a teacher, like my father wanted to be, and hopefully positively influence the next generation.

If someone suddenly lost their director the day before shooting and wanted me to step in, I'd be willing to. But I'd do brain surgery the same way. I'm always up for something new.

So, Mexico, Brazil, they wanted their national culture to be 'blackish' - really brown, a beautiful brown blend. And finally, I discovered that in each of these societies the people at the bottom are the darkest skinned with the most African features.

I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that's the kind of coach I want to be.

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

I got a couple on per album but my problem was that I wanted to sing the songs and not let Roger sing them.

I've always wanted to be able to let myself go over the edge.