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Initially, I wanted to be an ice skater, but then when I was 13 I saw Bye Bye Birdie, and that was it - I wanted to be on Broadway.

— Liza Minnelli

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I really wanted to be a Broadway kid.

— Reese Witherspoon

From the age of three to 15, I wanted to be a ballerina and trained really, really hard. Then I had that classic movie story moment, where I had an injury and had to give up my dream.

— Kiesza

When I was very young I wanted to be a professional horseback rider. Then I wanted to be a pop singer. Then I wanted to be a psychiatrist. Then I wanted to be a movie director.

— Rebecca De Mornay

My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife.

— Loretta Swit

Even when I was young I wanted to be an actress.

— Troian Bellisario

As a kid, I wanted to be a sportscaster. On the radio. I loved the idea of painting a picture. I didn't want to be on TV. I wanted to be Jon Miller, who called all the Orioles games.

— Thomas Kail

✗Opposing Perspectives

When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist.

— Patti Smith

I had all the usual ambition growing up. I wanted to be a writer, a musician, a hockey player. I wanted to do something that wasn't nine to five. Acting was the first thing I tried that clicked.

— Michael J. Fox

When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist. I would grab a wooden spoon and I would start singing, even if it was for my uncles and my aunts. And I would just sing any lah-lah song.

— Ricky Martin

I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid.

— Stanley Tucci