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I pretty much grew up in Pasadena just like any other kid who grows up in Pasadena. (Aldiss Brian)
When I was a kid, the idea of why I wanted acting to be the thing I do for the rest of my life was different. It was, Oh yeah, I'll get girls and be famous. (Aldiss Brian)
I was influenced by a cop when I was a kid, who my mom dated. (Aldiss Brian)
I think I was 5 and singing 'Camelot' on stage. It was always a good way to meet girls. I did musicals, plays. My school encouraged it. We'd do our own productions. It wasn't until I was about 23 that I thought, 'I could give this a shot. I might as well do it.' (Aldiss Brian)
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Never for a second did I think of myself as the sexiest guy in the world. When I was a kid, I thought I was the strongest man in the world. Then, the fastest runner and then the smartest person in the world. One by one my delusions got shut down. Now I just see myself as the lamest guy in the world. (Aldiss Brian)
I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools. (Aldiss Brian)
I grew up in a family where many of our close friends were gay couples. As well as that, every man goes through a period of thinking they're attracted to another guy. (Aldiss Brian)
I wasn't a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star-I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie. (Aldiss Brian)
When I was a kid in the 60s, believe it or not, most of you are younger and don't know that, but it was a blast to fly! You dressed up, you got in your Sunday best, women wore white gloves, you had room to stretch your legs out, you had a very nice meal, the stewardess paid particular attention to you. It was an event. It's so different today. (Aldiss Brian)
As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too. (Aldiss Brian)
I don't want to be stuck in one spot. My childhood was spent moving around. We were total nomads. Like gypsies, just moving from one place to another all the time. That's kind of ingrained into my psyche, into my being. I couldn't stand being in one spot for too long. (Aldiss Brian)
I used to think when I was a kid that the director was someone who came in and made you better and brought out this amazing performance. (Aldiss Brian)
I went to her mom and dad and told her what I really wanted to do was get [Fanning] a horse, ... I wanted to make sure that was okay with them — it was a big commitment for the whole family. But I've seen her with the horse and it's a great thing. (Aldiss Brian)
I was always the kid in school who tried to get attention, not necessarily the class clown, but I'd do little unexpected performances. (Aldiss Brian)
If I had somebody to show me that it was OK to be creative and explore your artistic interests as opposed to having to be the toughest guy in the neighborhood, I think I would have had a different childhood. (Aldiss Brian)
By the time I came out, that kind of stopped it. The bullying stopped when I claimed myself and proved that I wasn't afraid. A lot of it was when I was hiding when I was younger. (Aldiss Brian)
I acted all through my childhood. I went to Stagedoor Manor, this big Broadway kids' camp, when I was 9 and 11. I've done two plays a year since I was 6 until I got Queer as Folk. (Aldiss Brian)
When I was 4 my parents couldn't get a baby-sitter for me when they were going to see a performance of Peter Pan. I was fascinated by the whole thing. After I saw Peter Pan I started auditioning for community theater. (Aldiss Brian)
“It was more important to me to understand what it's like to be this Jewish kid who felt he was so different at such a young age. I feel the story is about a kid who came to hate through love, so I felt I had to learn why he loved this thing so much that he also apparently hated it.” (Aldiss Brian)
I was a scam artist in high school for a while. (Aldiss Brian)
I'm glad I grew up in Los Angeles. (Aldiss Brian)
Since I was a kid, he's told me to learn from his mistakes. (Aldiss Brian)
I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother. It fed me, took care of me and gave me wonderful opportunities. (Aldiss Brian)
When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to dance. I'm a rhythm machine. (Aldiss Brian)
We had a really terrific childhood. It was a very happy time. We had lots of animals-dogs, guinea pigs, and so on, but no cats. Mother didn't like cats. (Aldiss Brian)
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