I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.
Mickey Rourke

All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.
Spike Lee

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.
Eddie Murphy

All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.
Jane Wagner

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.
Gerry Adams

So many people have really wanted to die. They seem ashamed to say so. I think it would help if they would say so.
Mercedes McCambridge

I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me.
Mercedes McCambridge

I wanted to take up music, so my father bought me a blunt instrument. He told me to knock myself out.
Jay London

I wanted to join the Army the sign said 'Be All That You Can Be', they told me it wasn't enough.
Jay London

My mother wanted us to understand that the tragedies of your life one day have the potential to be comic stories the next.
Nora Ephron

I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it.
Neil Gaiman

I always wanted, and still aspire, to be something more than just one thing, just one performance.
Kevin Bacon

Vocations which we wanted to pursue, but didn't, bleed, like colors, on the whole of our existence.
Honore de Balzac

When Karim and his group heard about Saddam coming, they wanted to kill him, but fate had other ideas.
Saadi

This is what I wanted. They tell me that London is the best field in history. I wanted to be part of that. Because everyone will be there it will be a wonderful challenge for me. You can see the best runners, how they look, how they run. For me to beat the best is what counts.
Haile Gebrselassie

He was not a runner, my father, but he was quick. I always remember it was very difficult to escape from him when he was angry. If he wanted to beat us he would always catch us. Even me, he could always catch me.
Haile Gebrselassie

I wanted to be in a band that gave bang for the buck. I wanted to be in the band who didn't look like a bunch of guys who, you know, should be in a library studying for their finals.
Gene Simmons

I was never interested in being a rock star. I always wanted to be Boris Karloff.
Gene Simmons

When I was 20, I didn't give a damn about song construction. I just wanted to make as much noise and play as fast and as loud as possible.
Ritchie Blackmore

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and I wanted to be a hard rock band - we wanted to play rock and roll only.
Ritchie Blackmore