Childhood Dreams

Don’t you find it

Don’t you find it odd, she continued, that when you’re a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you’re older, somehow they act offended if you even try. Ethan Hawke

Messi, he’s exceptional. When

Messi, he’s exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there’s a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He’s a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow. Eric Cantona

I’m finally able to

I’m finally able to tell you… that I will be playing Belle in Disney’s new live-action Beauty and the Beast! It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I’ll get to dance to ‘Be Our Guest’ and sing ‘Something There’. My six year old self is on the … Read more

I feel so fortunate,

I feel so fortunate, so honored, to have played this game that I love for so long, with so many great players, and in front of so many wonderful fans. I fulfilled a childhood dream the first time I stepped on an NFL field, and the league did not let me down one time. Drew … Read more

I grew up loving

I grew up loving cars. It was completely and utterly, without a doubt, my childhood dream. Whether your childhood dream progresses or changes, you turn into a man and you probably shouldn’t still have that same dream. Dominic Cooper

Early on, my emotional

Early on, my emotional work had to do with feeling unheard and invisible. My parents divorce at six, when I was six, really affected me. We moved around and I was with my mom and my sister. I have learned, by the way, there were amazing gifts that came out of that. For one, I’m … Read more

I always wanted to

I always wanted to be a rock star. That was my childhood dream. That’s what I told everybody I was going to be when I grew up. Chester Bennington

Due to the NFL

Due to the NFL lockout, I’m excited to be able to follow my childhood dream of playing for a Major League Soccer team. Chad Ochocinco

When you reach a

When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. Then you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, … Read more

I had this rare

I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream. Andrew Wiles