I also realized growing up that all the best things were free: friends, nature, learning and health care. That’s why I gladly pay my taxes. And that’s why I clap the NHS. – Ricky Gervais
Growing up in the States, there’s this part of me that’s like, man, I’m Indian. Like, this is where I belong. And as soon as I got to India, and I had to go to the bathroom in some places, I was, like, ‘Man – I am American.’ – Hasan Minhaj
I’m really open-minded, musically. The credo I ascribe to is, ‘Take care of the music, and let the rest take care of itself.’ Growing up, I was a sponge and soaked up everything I was exposed to. – Gerald Clayton
Growing up in Sweden, I decided pretty early on that I wanted to go to acting school. – Helena Mattsson
Switzerland felt incredibly narrow, growing up. It was good, in a way. There were so many museums. But it was always a no-brainer that I would have to leave, and I’m grateful for that. – Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up. – James Baldwin
I should have known growing up and not having any money ever that I should have kept every dollar that I had. – Heidi Montag
If you are a Rothschild, a Rosenwald, a Gimbel, or even a Waldbaum, growing up Jewish can be a rich experience. For the rest of us, it could be just so-so. – Gene Saks
I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van-Damme growing up, and I always wanted to be a martial artist ’cause of him. – Georges St-Pierre
Growing up in Louisiana, my grandmother gave me an accordion because of our Cajun heritage. What ended up happening was I started learning about more instruments, so I just kind of went that route. Music’s really all I’ve ever done. – Hunter Hayes
You know, I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. – Hank Azaria
Korea taught me nothing, for no one spoke of it when I was growing up, except as something about how wonderful the girls in Japan were. Vietnam taught some of us more than we perhaps ever wished to know. – Gloria Emerson
As the daughter of immigrants, growing up in New York City, you are either at the table or on the menu. – Grace Meng
I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards. – Hugh Dancy
Growing up in a lower-income family, you don’t have the resources to make ends meet and you have to find creative ways to get by. – Hilary Swank
Although we didn’t have much when I was growing up in Split, Croatia, my parents always tried to ensure that my sister and I had the things we needed, and it was enough for us. – Goran Ivanisevic
Growing up, I remember watching TV, and I didn’t see a lot of people who looked like me, especially someone who passed as a glamorous model on a mainstream TV show. – Hannah Simone
I was always interested in myths growing up. So, first I got into some Roman myths, then I was interested in Norse, then Celtic, then I started spreading to all the other mythologies. – Grant Morrison
As a young person growing up in Washington, D.C., summers were hot, humid and relentless. My friends and I grew more restless and adventurous with every passing year. – Henry Rollins
When I was growing up, I was told I was stupid and that I would never achieve. I suffered from dyslexia, and in those days it wasn’t recognised. – Henry Winkler
Growing up, I was in and out of trouble in group homes and other institutions, and when I was 14, I was locked up in a psychiatric hospital for a number of months for behavioral problems. – Gbenga Akinnagbe
I’m from northern Virginia, but I grew up next to the West Virginia border, so it was hills and farmland. We had that sense of adventure you get from growing up around old farmhouses and lazy, rolling hills, you know? – Hilarie Burton
I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums. – Hank Azaria
When I was growing up, I would go hang out with older guys at night in blues clubs. – Gary Clark, Jr.
Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and informed, and in which they can communicate effectively, without having to master any but the most rudimentary literacy skills? – Hugh Mackay
When I was growing up, Keane and Sheringham were my idols, and they wore 10. So it was always my dream to wear it. – Harry Kane
There wasn’t anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing up, but I can’t think of anything that happened or anybody in particular who inspired me; it all came from within. – Garry Hynes
‘Turtles’ was by far my favourite TV show when I was growing up. It would be the show that I would wanna watch more than anything. We’d record it on the big VHS tapes, and I’d watch it before school, after school, on the weekend, wear the costume, have all the weapons. – Greg Cipes
Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn’t feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body. – Hope Solo
