Orlando Bloom Quotes

I grew up watching 'Superman.' As a child, when I first learned to dive into a swimming pool, I wasn't diving, I was flying, like Superman. I used to dream of rescuing a girl I had a crush on from a playground bully.

Whenever people are excited about 'My Girl', I always think if I met the kids from 'The Neverending Story.' I would probably be the same way.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.

When you're around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don't have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.

I was never much into knights and sorcery and that kind of thing. It's not because I was into anything cooler. I certainly wasn't. I played with LEGOs. I played with LEGOs way past when most people played with LEGOs.

As kids, we lived in this magical world and roamed free in the gardens. I was obsessed with 'Alice in Wonderland.' My dad cut the hedges so that they started shorter and grew taller, so I could run up and down and feel like I was shrinking.

I love fantasy; I love imagination - that's the inner child in me.

When I was 15, I still liked climbing trees and hiding in cupboards.

I love 'Peter Pan' to death. It's one of the most influential pieces of storytelling in my life. It made a huge impact on how I grew up. I love the cartoon. I love the 2003 version.

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.

There is a child in every man, and that's why larger-than-life stories which have a fairly tale component will work.

I still think most writers are just kids who refuse to grow up. We're still playing imaginary games, with our imaginary friends.

We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go along with them and I would yell at him, 'Hey, stupid, that's not right,' and he was like a silly kid trying to impress.

Remember how you used to be able to feel your bed breathing and the walls spinning when you were a kid?

As a little girl I loved the thought of playing dress-up and getting ready.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

In all honesty, I didn't love reading when I was a kid. I'd rather be running around in the woods or doing my best to scare the pants off all the children in the neighborhood by pretending my house was haunted or making them play Bloody Mary in the bathroom.

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

What I like about fairy tales is that they highlight the emotions within a story. The situations aren't real, with falling stars and pirates. But what you do relate to is the emotions that the characters feel.

You know, it's kind of hard because I really - I see kids on their Rollerblades and their bikes, and just running around, climbing trees, and I used to do that. And I loved doing that.

My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

Recently, I've really responded to books that bring the magic of childhood back to us as adults.

I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years.

I never play without my cape.

Back in college, I remember shooting stupid videos with my friends. It would be us going around town in capes pretending we were superheroes.