I want kids to understand that strength doesn’t come from what goes on around you. It comes from inside you, and that comes from Jesus Christ. – Willie Aames
When you’re in that scene, you really wonder if this is all you’re ever going to be. You know how vile and filthy you are inside. – Willie Aames
I got married at a very young age, and of course, for all the wrong reasons, and ended up divorced and lost everything. It was a very difficult time in my life. – Willie Aames
God gives me the children’s ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It’s awesome. I don’t know where He’s gonna take it – but God is building this thing. – Willie Aames
I didn’t become an actor because I wanted to act. Actually, I wanted to become a marine biologist. But most of all, I wanted to be accepted. – Willie Aames
I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel things very, very deeply, probably more deeply than the average person walking down the street where it may affect them, but not to the same extent. – Willie Aames
I’ve watched a lot of my friends die, everyone from John Belushi, River Phoenix to Chris Farley. It just keeps going on and on. – Willie Aames
My pastor said, Just because you were a celebrity doesn’t mean you’re supposed to be a celebrity now. – Willie Aames
There’s a tendency for people to think that celebrities do whatever they want, spend whatever they want, and it’s completely out of control. While some of that may be true, I’ve never met a celebrity who threw caution to the wind and thought they could do anything. That’s not the thought process. – Willie Aames
I had never really pictured myself working in children’s ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries. – Willie Aames
Being stubborn can be a good thing. Being stubborn can be a bad thing. It just depends on how you use it. – Willie Aames
I never thought I was particularly talented, and to be honest with you, I still don’t. – Willie Aames
I get scared to death when I see people who say they’ve found Jesus Christ, and they’re out there, and I wonder, who’s teaching them? Who’s mentoring them? – Willie Aames