Jim Broadbent Quotes

It is that word 'hunny,' my darlings, that marks the first place in The House at Pooh Corner at which Tonstant Weader fwowed up.

Every time I see a good play or watch a good movie, I have the same feeling I had as a child of wanting to be that person on stage or wanting to run through the forest with a big dress on.

Every western I did and will do; I will do it for the never ending young kid inside of me.

There's something about girls and unicorns that's deep and meaningful. Something about childhood.

You know the way that children play make-believe in the garden? I did that and I thought, 'This will do for life. Why would I want to do anything else?'

When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being an elf.

I feel like a little boy who is constantly offered new toys.

I am a kid. I'll always be a girl at heart.

When we were filming, I thought that I was Peter Pan, you know? I thought I was the coolest kid in the world, so I wound up being the coolest kid in the world.

I must confess, I was born at a very early age.

Unless artists can remember what it was to be a little boy, they are only half complete as artist and as man.

I'm 12 years old in my head.

I am positive I was not a neglected child. I remember reading 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Sleeping Beauty.'

My memories of being nine or ten years old are especially vivid, since this is the time when you have a real sense of who you are - before the self-conscious preteen years start.

When I grow up I want to be a little boy.

For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.

To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the case with a lot of kids.

I was never a lonely child who sat looking at the rain sliding down the window.

When you're a kid you have this sense of wonder and wholeness and a strong sense of your own identity.

Even as a child, you can recognise the innocence of Piglet or the strange adult qualities of Eeyore. You just know you are with friends and family.

I loved Winnie the Pooh, the Disney character, and I loved his wit and warmth.

The great thing about Roald Dahl is he tackled the big questions of life without any fear of being shocking or brutal, because he knew the kids could take it.

I dig in the sand, and I play with pretty pictures, so I never really left kindergarten.

The act of writing a song involves a degree of letting go of yourself, and that's very much being a child.

I first read 'Tom Sawyer' when I was in 8th grade, 13 years old. I realised since that Mark Twain just bottled what it felt like to be a child.