Arca Quotes

I never really had a celebrity crush when I was little. I know some of my friends have posters up on their bedroom wall; I was never really about that.

When I watch 'Glee', it reminds me of my upbringing.

I had a mustache when I was 13.

At university I had a big coloured scarf and people would often say, 'All right, Doctor Who?' And, I thought, I rather liked that notion.

When I was really, really young, I was in love with Michael Jackson.

I was a giant fan of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' in high school, and I was obsessed with Jim Carrey and cut out any picture of Jim Carrey that ever came in any kind of magazine. I put it all over my walls. At the time, I thought humor was just repeating lines from 'Ace Ventura' ad nauseum in the back of my advanced math class.

I was not a comic book kid.

Geek culture is all about being super passionate about your interests and not afraid to express them, even if your interests are unpopular.

Growing up in the '80s in central New Jersey as a weird kid with a blue mohawk listening to the Sex Pistols and dressing really funky, I was bullied pretty badly. It was every single day in elementary school and kept going into middle school, too. I felt totally alone, without a single person there for me.

I was someone that loved to seek attention when I was younger.

Growing up, I wanted blond hair.

Many of us forget who we were before we became cricketers. I remember how hard I tried to get an autograph when I was young.

I grew up loving Pee-wee Herman. I was obsessed. I was the kid at school who everyone knew was obsessed with Pee-Wee.

I had everything you could collect. I had these Spice Girls postcards. I also had the stickers and Barbie girls. I had all five of them. I was a real fangirl. They were actually preaching some cool stuff, the thing about girl power and sticking together with your best girlfriends.

I was neeeever a cool kid.

I think the most important part of the teenage years is wondering.

Growing up in San Diego, my main interests were the Beatles, Louis Armstrong, 'Star Wars,' baseball cards, and drawing.

I place 'Star Wars' on such a pedestal, like many of my peers do, given that we all grew up with these stories.

I've been Rico since 10th grade.

I was a 'Trekkie' growing up.

I love Lady Gaga. When I was in high school, I really wanted to dress like her.

I used to try to bully my friends into imitating the Spice Girls on the playground.

When you're 12, you have no gauge for what's hip or not hip - or even who you are.

Aren't we all 'Star Trek' fans? That's the show that captured our imaginations after cartoons and everything!

High school is really when I came into my own.