Quotes About Youth

I was a young actor in my 20s, going out in Soho, having a wild time.

When I was a young boy, those 'Rocky' movies were my favorite, especially the wild and exciting endings. I loved those films; they inspired me to want to become a fighter.

I had a lot of friends in high school, but I was never the wild party girl. Never have been, never plan to be!

I was a bad kid, getting into a lot of wild stuff.

There was definitely a wild side to me that couldn't run free growing up in England.

I was a bit of a wild kid.

When I was in grade school in L.A., I really loved Cyndi Lauper. I did everything I could to look like her. I had wild outfits and always wore different coloured socks. I wore loads of ribbons in my hair and let them fall in my eyes.

Soccer was the first sport that my parents put me in, and ultimately, all the parents kind of came over to my mom and were, 'We think Channing would be better at football.... We love him, he's really great, but he's kind of hurting our children.' I was just a little wild.

I think couldn't not make a song called 'Wild Boy' and not be a wild boy.

In general - especially in my youth - I was a bit wild.

I went to uni, and I studied commerce on a scholarship, and that was crazy and wild in and of itself.

I was something of a problem kid. I was emotional, wild, rebellious at school. I'm very touched by kids who don't have advantages; they are much more interesting than kids who have everything. They have a lot of passion and emotion, such a strong will.

Then as I got older, I always gravitated towards the hard stuff, Born To Be Wild, then Black Sabbath.

I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild.

I was pretty wild as a kid. Football tamed me. It put me on the right path, got me focused.

My friends and I were wild and we liked to joy-ride.

The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.

'Wild Grinders' becoming an animated series, and airing on Nicktoons is another one of my boyhood dreams come true. I came up with the name when I was eleven years old, when I needed a name for my first skate crew - who knew it would turn into such a mega brand?

The world of the flapper - live free, wild and young - that energy is intoxicating. It's nice to inject that into the more controlled 'Downton' way of living.

I've been a huge fan of Quvenzhane Wallis since 'Beasts of the Southern Wild.' To me, she's our Shirley Temple, a phenomenal talent, and I wanted to work with her as soon as I saw that movie.

I was wild. My mother couldn't control me.

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.

You know, at that age you want to show everyone else how wild you are. It's a combination of being bored, looking for a cheap thrill and being really stupid - a dangerous combination.

Everybody I grew up with has incredible self-confidence and self-assurance. We were all loud, outspoken, wild kids and were celebrated for it.