Gwen Stefani Quotes

I think when I was about 6 or 7, I would have said I wanted to be an actor and an artist.

I just wasn't one of those girls who dreamt of her wedding day and the birth of her first child.

I was never a girl who dreamed about what her wedding day would be like, but I've always dreamed about decorating my baby's nursery.

I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.

Growing up, I was never the kind of girl to dream about wedding dresses and pretty houses.

I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives, all these different jobs. And the only thing I could think was an actor.

I really love modeling a lot. Once I am behind the camera and start moving, there's a kind of energy that makes me feel good. But I know I have to prepare for something else before I grow up.

I was never the girl who tore pictures out of wedding magazines.

I remember quite clearly a time when I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I was six, I was worry-free, and I aspired to be an actor-slash-pizza maker. To me, the decision was simple; that is what would make me happy.

When I was 10 years old, my teacher got us to imagine our future. I drew a timeline of the rest of my life. I had just started playing football, so I drew pictures of me as a professional footballer.

Most of us at least briefly considered answering, 'An astronaut,' when asked as children what we wanted to be when we grew up.

I have never been the type of girl that has pictured my wedding.

I always imagine myself as a bride who will wear a gown, with a long train and veil.

I love going to weddings. I love movie scenes of weddings. Even, like, TV-show weddings - I cry at every wedding.

There was never a burning desire to be a top actress in the first place. I happily gave up my career to marry Mahesh.

When I was a little girl and people would ask me what I wanted to be when I got older, I always used to say I want to be paid to think. So for me, to dream, to think, to write - it is wonderful.

Watching Princess walking down the aisle... when I heard the music and I saw her come down, I lost it. I was like, I'm just gonna let it go and enjoy the love and positive emotion.

I always wanted to come into the spotlight. I always had dreams and plans of doing my own thing and creating my own image, so it came a little sooner than I thought it would but this is still something I knew I would be going through and would have to experience.

In my head, I was like any young kid: 'I'm going to be a footballer.' But at the same time, my mum and dad were making me do my schoolwork, and that was important.

I would love to get married, have a baby and adopt one.

I never thought that I would get married, but it wound up happening. That was a really, really happy, exciting moment.

I wanted to be an actor as a kid, and a lot of people would tell you to be realistic, but from a young age, our parents really realized that Jonathan and I were so driven.

I'm the sort of person who wants to wear a wedding dress to a wedding.

When I was little, I wanted to be a spy or a monster truck driver. Later, I just thought movies would be, like, a good hobby or something.

Looking into Linda's eyes when she walks down the aisle, and knowing that's the lady I'm going to be with for the rest of my life. I'm going to be crying like a fool. But I knew from the moment I met her that she was the one for me.