Quotes About Youth

I don't think I would be interested in the climate at all if I had been like everyone else.

When I was young, I was everywhere.

As a young player, you need a lot of playing time to evolve.

The way I evolved was playing straight-ahead jazz into playing more fusion-type stuff just because I was young enough to get into it. As I get older, I find myself coming back to where I kind of started.

When you're so young, it's important to understand exactly what your role is. Not just look good - you have to be efficient and effective.

I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was like, 'I'm going to be a doctor!' Doctor Luvvie was the dream. I was Doc McStuffins before it was a thing.

When I was growing up, the exam system didn't allow you to write fiction, so you never did.

College kids, don't be taking examples from me.

We have had examples in our industry of people working for 30-40 years because of their ability to act. Your looks leave you after a point, you don't look the same way you did when you were in your 20s or 30s. After that you have only your ability to show.

Neymar is an exceptional player.

I've always been interested in cross-cultural exchange with the youth.

Back then, 22, I just loved the sport so much. It was such an exciting time, it was fun. It was an amazing ride.

Working keeps me young. Anything that exercises the brain like learning lines.

I've worked myself to exhaustion before. I was so young, and I thought I could do everything; it was just too much for my body and my mind.

Atlanta is Exhibit A in my belief that the marriage between hip-hop and sports is a failure.

Live performances are exhilarating, especially when performing for a young crowd.

When I was a bit younger, I loved Rufus Wainwright - just the fact that he existed.

Some kids don't know where they'll spend the night. How can we expect them to focus on learning?

A large part of my adolescence was spent doing my very best to draw attention to myself.

I have been playing since I was five and it is a large part of my life.

I love Larry Kramer's advocacy, and I love him as a person, and I think young people need to see that story.

I was very energetic and very small. I didn't start growing until the last year of high school.

I think my high-school acting career lasted a day.

If anything, when you're in your late 20s, early 30s, and then mid-30s, you're getting less attractive.