Quotes About Childhood

I grew up in the '80s where there's a lot of these kind of post-apocalyptic, post-comet, post-whatever it was, so that always captured my imagination a lot as a little kid, that idea of getting access to secret places and being able to roam around where you're not supposed to.

Storybooks were always a big part of my imagination, and my childhood and adolescence.

There was always that kind of imagination in our house, which was always a little crazy.

I was encouraged to be imaginative and read, and it was a great childhood for a budding writer because I had the time and the freedom to go into a world of my own.

When I was little, I knew that I was not adopted, but I actually imagined and hoped that I was - and that my real parents were going to come get me.

As a kid, I imagined being an artist.

As a kid, I would never have imagined I would live in England for four years. I am very happy and contented that my daughter is growing up in a country as developed as this one.

I don't think my parents imagined I'd represent England when they first drove me to mini-rugby at Maidenhead. I was only five but mum lied about my age to get me out of the house.

I love 80s fashion. I love it because it's what my mum and aunties looked like when I was a little girl. It's what I imagined myself looking like when I was a grown up.

When I was a little kid, I loved imagining things. I'd go outside and put on a cape and just imagine I was somebody else.

I was imagining films in my head and trying to gather friends together to make movies since I was a kid. I tried to do comedy skits and a horror film.

As a child, I think everybody imitates their favorite cartoon character in some form or another when they're playing.

I am too childlike to be immature.

When you hear a child's voice, it will have that immediate effect of putting you in mind of looking after children.

When I was a kid, I did dial the 900 numbers out of curiosity, but I was such a goodie-two-shoes that I immediately hung up because I didn't want it showing up on the bill.

I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture.

I was one of the only children having an immigrant father in my elementary school.

The idea of getting to make a movie like the ones that impacted me as a child is my life's dream.

I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.

As children, we develop some scorn for our parents and their imperfections.

My dad used to ignore me when I was a kid. He couldn't stand my voice, so he just used to ignore me, and then he'd impersonate me.

Jingle taps on the majorette boots were an important part of a little girl growing up in the South.

Since I was a child, I have had this feeling that the most important work I'd do would be with my family.

The things that impress you when you're a child have an incredible influence on your life.