Unfulfilled Wish Quotes

Man knows that the world is not made on a human scale; and he wishes that it were.

The only guest star I really wanted to get but didn't was Bruce Springsteen.

I always wanted to work with Spencer Tracy, which never happened, although I knew him well. And I never worked with Cary Grant.

We were producing 'La La Land'... and then we weren't. So it was a very painful topic, but I'm happy the movie was as successful as it was. And, of course, I wish we had produced it.

The act of longing for something will always be more intense than the requiting of it.

My mum was ill when I was originally making 'Edward Scissorhands' in 2005. I was virtually visiting her every night after rehearsals, and she never got to see it.

The first jolt I received in my life was when I lost my father in a motorcycle accident when I was eight. I would have been with him if he hadn't turned down my request to go out with him that afternoon.

I'd love to do a duet, always wanted to work with Madonna, but she never asked.

I have completed 23 years in the industry. All these years, I never managed to visit the Lalbaug pandal.

A regret I have was never being able to interview George Harrison. I just loved him but I never had a chance to interview him.

Yes, I would have rather finished up in Pittsburgh.

It's true. I......I wanted to be born in the year of the cat......!

I have no doubt that LeBron James would've loved to have played against Michael Jordan, but that simply is not going to happen.

I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.

I wish my grandpa could have seen me wrestle, even once.

I lost my parents without them seeing me play international cricket.

I sadly never got to my prom. I was shooting 'The Outsiders.'

A fan proposed to me several times.

When you want something that is very dear to you, somewhere along the line, you become the child.

My uncle's dying wish - he wanted me on his lap. He was in the electric chair.

I always wanted to be tall, but I'm not, OK?

My father left when I was really young, but he's still living. There are things I wish I'd said that I didn't and I don't think I'll ever get the opportunity to say. He's battled addiction problems his entire life. I wish things were different. I wish there were a way my son could know him, know the good parts of him.

I wish I'd walked out of 'The Tourist' with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. I said to the missus after two minutes, 'He's her husband.' An hour and a half's worth of nonsense later, the big twist at the end is... he's her husband.

I had wanted to do a comedy.

The worst present I got was when I was 10. I had specifically wished for a Barbie horse. My dad got me a cheap, poorly made version of it and I cried all evening.