My public is growing up just as I am. After all, I’m not 19 anymore and if I stick with the sex bit, who will be paying to see me when I’m 50? – Marilyn Monroe
Growing up, I would have to say I loved ‘Peter Pan’ because I was fascinated by Captain Hook; I was fascinated by Hans Conried, who was an actor on screen and also a theatrical and television actor. – Jonathan Freeman
Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess. – Leonardo DiCaprio
I think it’s very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they’re growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual. – Melinda Gates
Well, when I was growing up it was Ozzie and Harriet on TV – nobody’s parents were like that. – Liza Minnelli
Maybe there’s less oppression growing up in a small village, and fewer rules, and less danger. – Luke Treadaway
Growing up, I was always chubby. My girlfriends were always running around in two-pieces, and I never felt comfortable to do that. – Khloe Kardashian
I started golfing at a young age, and growing up with two older brothers, it made me mature a lot younger. – Lexi Thompson
When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed – completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause – that the Cleveland Indians were named to honor a Native American ballplayer named Louis Sockalexis, who played for Cleveland in the late 19th Century. – Joe Posnanski
I grew six, seven inches in junior year of high school, so I played guard my whole life growing up. So I think there’s where I got my skill set from. – Kelly Olynyk
I have created a capsule collection for Genetic inspired by memories of growing up in LA. Denim has always been my go-to, especially during my modelling days. I discovered Genetic Denim about five years ago – they are so comfy, you could almost be wearing your pyjamas. – Liberty Ross
Our kids are growing up with more privilege than we had; that’s true for most of my friends in L.A. I don’t know any actor who grew up with any particular privilege, so everyone wrestles with this. And I think, a lot of times, it’s about being patient with your kids. – Matt Damon
I can understand the dilemma of growing up in a bubble, and then not knowing what to do when unemployment beckons and reality bursts in. – Jessie Cave
I actually wasn’t really the class clown growing up. The class clown was always the mean guy who walked up and was like, ‘You’re fat. You’re gay. I’m outta here!’ I was always more kind of awkward and introspective. – Mike Birbiglia
One of my favorite places is Seattle. Growing up, I never thought I’d be able to go to Seattle. I grew up in eastern South Carolina, so that’s as far as you can get from Seattle, unless I lived in Miami. – Josh Turner
Growing up, I decided, a long time ago, I wouldn’t accept any manmade differences between human beings, differences made at somebody else’s insistence or someone else’s whim or convenience. – Maya Angelou
I loved growing up and going to haunted houses and being scared. I loved watching ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Candyman’ and all sorts of scary movies. – Katie Featherston
I don’t think that growing up in the entertainment industry is the healthiest place for kids. The track record kind of shows that. – Kirk Cameron
Growing up, I didn’t know anybody who didn’t have a miner in the family. Both of my grandfathers were miners. – Jennifer Haigh
Growing up in the Philippines, I loved all kinds of movies. We had a very healthy film industry there when I was a child. – Jessica Hagedorn
Growing up, I cooked in the house, and when I cooked, everyone would sit down and eat, and it was just kind of the way I connected with my family. – Kimbal Musk
I’m the biggest nerd – I love comic books and stuff like that! I don’t have any friends who are actresses. I only had one girlfriend when I was growing up. Most of my friends were boys. I was such a tomboy. I enjoyed doing guy things. – Megan Fox
It was just you had to be strong, and if you weren’t strong you’re a victim and you’re not going to make it. That was the reality when I was growing up. – Laurell K. Hamilton
I have not been to Cuba, though if you count the stories my grandma told me growing up, I’ve been there in my head many times. I think someday I will see it, when things are different there, but I’ve come to feel like I really am a Miami girl. – Jennine Capó Crucet
I don’t have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress – it kind of was just really a part of my growing up. – Lily James
