Both my parents were working in politics when I was growing up, so going on stage was not that great a leap.
It was a small provincial place with great people and I had a happy childhood growing up in Queens.
When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.
It was so inspiring for me to watch tennis growing up. I thought I was really good playing, until my brother told me I wasn't!
Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.
Being a good psychoanalyst, in short, has the same disadvantage as being a good parent: The children desert one as they grow up.
I think that's good that I have to watch how I act and what I say. I think that's a part of growing up.
I have a little mantra: 'My fear grows fat on the energy I feed it. And if it grows very big, it probably happens.'
My parents tried to shield me from how famous they were when I was growing up on Long Island. I had no idea.
Growing up in a New Jersey suburb, my Catholic faith was an important part of my young life, shaping the way I approached the world.
My wish for the new millennium is for all children... to grow up wiser, and stronger and more prosperous for the future than ever before.
I think America may be growing up and accepting the fact that the bulk of life exists beyond 50. Because demographically... the vast population is over 50.
Growing up I always loved films that transport you to another world and has things you never see in every day life.
Growing up, my imagined life as a musician was something along the lines of me lounging in a Learjet en route to a swelling outdoor amphitheatre on a dazzling summer's eve.
My reward in life for growing up a little bit was that Mary Steenburgen came into my life, and we have been together for 19 years.
My life growing up was a twisted Bronx version of 'The Color Purple.' It had a much different soundtrack and no trees, but that desperation was the same.
I never thought to myself, I'm going to grow up and fall in love with a man or I'm going to fall in love with a woman because my mother is a lesbian.
I love my Disney fans. A lot of the kids want to grow up and push away from that image, but I don't feel that way at all.
Part of growing up is realizing you learn to love so many people. It's about forming those relationships and finding what will last forever.
Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.
I love the ocean; growing up around Laguna Beach, I spent my summers surfing, diving, and snorkeling.
