I didn’t have any pets growing up.
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I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Sexuality is a topic that has huge shifts in -society. Attitudes toward different sexualities change, but the actual sexuality of a human being is something that’s consistent, and it’s consistently interesting, and so people write about it.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I don’t really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I don’t really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes When you’re doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Jeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors in the history of ever.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I am comfortable playing the fool, I think.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I swim a lot. I swim most days.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I’m not really an animal person.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I actually went to university.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I can’t run. I start getting twinges. If I were filmed running, it would be awful.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes Maybe Oliver Stone doesn’t lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
Ben BarnesBen Barnes We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
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I managed to cut myself loose and while there was pain – there weren’t any blood.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh Free will exist only in a confused mind.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland If you are true to yourself, you are already a winner.
Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
BelaBela Plans have changed. Life looks different. & now we’re all figuring it out as we go.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Be loyal to those loyal to you.
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Distance makes the heart grow fonder, a little bit, but there’s a certain maturity level that just comes with experience and growing up.
Brendan FehrBrendan Fehr I don’t think I’d have been in such a hurry to reach adulthood if I’d known the whole thing was going to be ad-libbed.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson Nothing has happened too fast, nothing has happened too slow. It has been a mellow rise, and I’m thankful for that. I haven’t lost my head, and I haven’t lost my desire to keep growing.
Brett DennenBrett Dennen CALVIN: When I grow up I want to be an inventor. First I will invent a time machine. Then I’ll come back to yesterday and take myself to tomorrow and skip this dumb assignment.
Bill WattersonBill Watterson My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I was around that growing up.
Bobby McFerrinBobby McFerrin The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
Bob HopeBob Hope There are things about growing up in a small town that you can’t necessarily quantify.
Brandon RouthBrandon Routh Whenever I get into a tough situation…I think of growing up, and I say, ‘This situation won’t be the worst one I’ve ever been in.
Billy WagnerBilly Wagner