Quotes About Youth

I was very precocious when I was young. I went to college at 16, and I graduated at 20. I wanted to be a writer, but I was more interested in experience than in applying myself intellectually.

I was, like, a really embarrassing, precocious child.

I was precocious, so I began reading 'Cosmo' when I was 12.

I was a little bit of a precocious kid, in the sense I loved reading, and I loved health and - my dad being a doctor - I really wanted to learn more about how the body worked.

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

I think when kids are younger, they don't have these preconceived notions of what a transsexual person is.

Young directors are a delight to work with. With no preconceived notions, they provide enough creative fodder for actors.

If I had a son, I want him to be able to grow up in a world where he would not be called a sexual predator for trying to kiss someone.

I watched 'Predator,' 'Predator 2,' and 'Predators.' I fell asleep during 'Predators,' but then I watched it again. Not because it was boring! Because I was 10!

Our kids should be leaving school ready for success, not paying for the misconduct of predatory institutions.

Being that I started so young and super independent from the ground up, talking to people in the same predicament that I once was in is humbling. It makes you appreciative of the come-up and how far I have come. It is inspiring.

With sad, depressing predictability, the children of today's underclass become tomorrow's criminals and dropouts.

Youthquake' wasn't an entirely predictable choice for Oxford's Word of 2017. It hasn't been on the lips of an entire nation, nor is it new. But it amply fulfilled the criteria Oxford requires for selection.

It wasn't nice having to work full-time. It's a rise that I wouldn't have predicted, but it's a good example for younger players of what can be achieved.

I did babysit a little bit when I was young. I prefer babysitting for babies. I always loved babies. I was not as great with kids that wanted to be entertained and that wanted to talk.

The young Obama's lack of playing time on the high school basketball team was due more to his ability than the coach's preference for white players.

As a kid, I didn't drift into the comic world too much because I preferred to read fantasies novels and science fiction.

When I was young, I preferred dogs, but when I moved into a flat when I was 18, it wasn't practical to have a dog. So I got a couple of kittens, and that was it.

Growing up, I was the preferred hairstylist for all of my friends.

I watched football, but I was a kid who really preferred being out on the street with my mates playing hide and seek!

No parent wants their child to get an infection or get pregnant before they're ready.

If someone gets married at 15, they're either dumb or pregnant. I was both.

There was something to me that was really compelling about that woman, already knowing she couldn't get pregnant. When I made that movie I was maybe 24, and to be 24 and already know you can't get pregnant, that was really interesting to me.

All the really pretty girls get pregnant.