Dante Basco Quotes

We are already expected to be the goodie two shoes. I went through that during my junior high schools where I wasn't allowed to watch television. I wasn't allowed to listen to the radio.

We weren't allowed to watch TV as kids.

I wasn't allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

I always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.

My mom wouldn't let me do child acting.

I'm glad that I had the upbringing I did where I was just part of what everyone else was a part of. And prom and all that.

I watched all kinds of dirty movies as a kid. My parents were very liberal about that, and I was still an uber-nerd who never drank or did drugs. I don't think it matters.

I was a theatrical kid, but my parents were overprotective. When I expressed interest in show business, they shut it down.

Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments.

My mother wouldn't even let me read DC Comics. I came from a very strict background.

Our parents didn't let us watch a lot of television growing up. We had Disney on Sunday nights, and at 8:30, they were like, 'Turn it off! Go to bed!'

I would be lying if I said if I didn't miss out on what normal teenagers do, of course. But I don't need pity for that.

I had a great high-school experience. I had a lot of friends that I'm still really good friends with, but there's always times where a group can't understand what the individual is experiencing, or you're going through something at home that you can't bring to school and have a total understanding among your peers.

My mom actually would not allow me to watch 'Dawson's Creek!'

I was picked on as a kid. I had a nose the size of a softball plus braces and acne. It was rough.

I hear how Drew Barrymore grew up going to the bars - I was never allowed.

I was a big shot in high school - big into social events and at the dramatic society - and I always had trouble in school. Not because I was a dummy, but I was always busy being the Jackson Heights clown.

They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities.

I would go to school and try to talk to my mates about music and playing instruments and stuff, and they would turn around and go, 'What're you talking about? Shut up.' And I realised that I was the weird one.

I was always kind of searching for the right social group in high school and never really felt like I belonged with any one specific clique.

I've missed out on a lot of things, going out with friends.

My mother was very strict, and though I was reserved, I did give in to certain demands of my age, like sneaking out of the house to hit Dublin.

There's something to be said for any boy growing up among lots of other boys who like to play basketball and football, while all I wanted to do was put on musicals. Mentally, I was always in my own world.

Yes, I come from a protective family. I wasn't even allowed to sleep over at a friend's place as a child.

I was pretty dorky in high school. I was pretty much of a recluse.