Growing Up Quotes

Growing up in the public spotlight and having insecurities like every other girl, I really know what it's like to feel self-conscious.

Mandy Moore
- Up
- Girl
- Growing
Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing.

Manuel Puig
- Up
- Growing
- Movies

There's very little you're not exposed to in New York City, in terms of ideas and physical things - sights, sounds, smells, different kinds of people. But one good thing about growing up fast is you get over it fast, too.

Olivia Thirlby
- People
- Up
- Good
Growing up in Dumfries, I got no sun - I spent all my time in my room making records. When I came to America, it made me recognise the benefits of sunlight. Oh, and I also got a good haircut. I used to have a terrible haircut.

Calvin Harris
- Up
- Time
- Good
I had seen images of Crystal Renn and Sophie Dahl growing up, but I didn't really know about the plus-size fashion industry or how lucrative it was or, like, that it was changing or that I was even invited.

Paloma Elsesser
- Up
- Growing
- Know
I have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow.

Magnus Magnusson
- Up
- Growing
- Best
Growing up in Kentucky, I used to hang out with four running buddies as a kid - 6, 10, and 11 years old. Two of them would later come out, and so 50 percent of my friends as a kid were gay.

Hal Sparks
- Up
- Friends
- Growing
Growing up in Fife, you were aware that there were these creatures called lesbians, but it was in the realms of complete freakishness. And I didn't feel like a freak.

Val McDermid
- Up
- Growing
- Feel