Growing Up Quotes

As a kid growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself.

Jack Reynor
- Up
- Growing
- Myself
As a kid growing up, I wanted the Allen Iverson shoes that came out, the Questions. My dad got them for me, so I was excited about that.

Nate Robinson
- Up
- Growing
- Dad

Growing up, I wasn't allowed dolls, and my brothers weren't allowed guns. I inherited my brothers' clothes. I was never dressed in pink, and they were never dressed in blue; there were none of those rules that people still bizarrely subscribe to.

Natascha McElhone
- People
- Up
- Growing
When I was growing up, I was teased for being too skinny. I went to summer camp when I was 11. I wore shorts, and the nurse said to me, in front of all my friends, that I was anorexic and that she had to monitor me to make sure I was eating. Because of that trauma, I never wore short pants or short skirts until I was 20.

Hani Furstenberg
- Up
- She
- Friends
I played baseball growing up, second base, and then when I got to high school,it just didn't exist there.

Finn Wittrock
- Up
- School
- High
When we were growing up, we had all these crazy, in-your-face guys around the house. For us, it was like, 'Ugh! Actors again.'

Inga Cadranel
- Up
- House
- Growing
Growing up, I wasn't the most vocal kid in the world. I feel like I learned through observation, and usually, when you're watching things, you're not speaking. That sort of metastasized in a way that I began to participate less and less in the world.

Barry Jenkins
- Up
- World
- You
I thought of myself as an outsider in a lot of ways as I was growing up. Not in a bad way; more as an observer. I often find myself thinking as an observer of science fiction rather than as a participant.

Karl Schroeder
- Up
- Thinking
- Bad