Dick Van Dyke Quotes

When I was 9, I asked my mom if I could be on TV. She was like, 'Well, okay. You can try.'

When I was a kid, I thought I was going to be an actor.

Question Time' had been on my fantasy bucket list for some time. Of all the jobs in broadcasting that's the job I knew I wanted to do.

Growing up, you want to make it to the NBA. That's everyone's goal.

The job I wanted before I was in college was to work for CBS.

I first told my parents that I wanted to be an astronaut when I was 3 years old.

I always wanted to be a 'Blue Peter' presenter when I grew up!

I'll admit I wanted to be a pilot, originally.

I always knew I wanted to be an actor, certainly from the age of eight or nine. I think when you know what you want to do, you're very lucky because you've got a focus.

I wanted to be a radio announcer.

I think I really see myself doing TV more than ever.

As a kid, I had this ultimate goal to be a teacher. I wanted to be a history teacher like my dad.

My aspiration was always to be a fashion editor.

Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.

When I went to Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, what I really wanted to be was a radio announcer.

I was one of those kids who never wanted to be anything but a novelist. And I don't know a lot of people who truly live the life that they dreamed of.

My very first acting job was with Alan Parker on' Angela's Ashes,' but as a child, I had written to so many other productions just applying for any role. I always wanted to be an actress, and I did loads of acting summer schools.

I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.

I fantasized being a broadcaster.

I was like, 'I'll take out garbage or do whatever it takes just to work at 'New York Magazine.' My god! I'd do anything!

There aren't many people in the world who can say that they are doing the job they've wanted to do since childhood, so in that regard, I feel incredibly fortunate.

Growing up, I was going to school for broadcast journalism. I wanted to be Oprah.

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a rock star. I wanted to be Steven Tyler. It was really strange, but as a little girl you think anything is possible, and it is. I never even thought about being an actress.

I actually wanted to be a fireman when I was younger.

From baby time to now, I wanted to be a Disney princess, and then I wanted to be a singer or an actress.