I couldnt wait until I grew up. I used to look at my moms stockings and put them on with her high heels and mess with my hair. – Florence Griffith Joyner
Im an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other. – Padma Lakshmi
I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasnt really allowed to pursue acting till I got older. – Rainey Qualley
From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else. – John Philip Sousa
