A Quote by Danny Bonaduce

Being an ex-child star is not a given. — © Danny Bonaduce
Being an ex-child star is not a given.

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Being a child star is great. It's being a former child star that sucks.
If you notice, no child star made it big when s/he grew up because the child's image was still fresh in people's memory. They could not digest the fact that the child star had grown into a man.
People don't understand being a child star is very hard because first off, to be a child star, you have to be very unique. These kids are talented to be able to do it at such a young age. At the same time, you go through the pressures of bullying and a lot of people not understanding.
It's dangerous to be a child star, but it's dangerous to be a child in the ghetto, or to be a child at school being bullied.
I've always hate child stars, starting from way back when, when I was a child. The first child star I saw was Shirley Temple. She was six years old, two foot six and the biggest star in Hollywood. She wore ribbons in her hair, and frilly little pinafores and shiny patent-leather tap shoes - just like the boys in Glee do.
I never dreamed of being a pop star when I was a child.
When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.
When you say a 'former child star,' you may as well say 'failed child star.'
A lot of people glorify and romanticize the idea of being an early bloomer: finding success very early and being a child star. But it can also be quite dangerous.
Either you have a sense of humor about [being a former child star], or you're in rehab. There's not a lot of gray area.
When we believe in our child fully, we trust that they are doing the very best they can at every moment, given their age, past experience and present circumstances. It is this kind of trust that I mean when I talk about parenting being on their child's side. Having someone dependably 'on their side' is absolutely critical if a child is to grow into adulthood with a generous capacity for love and trust. If we aren't on their side, who will be?
I just feel like you have to go through this crazy transition if you're going to continue on with your career from a child star to an adult star.
Woody Harrelson was just so much fun. He's a child at heart, and he loved being in a 'Star Wars' film, I think.
I wouldn't even call myself a former child star. I was a child actor; there's a difference.
My dad was basically my manager from ages 13 to 16. I was on this train towards becoming a child pop star. Not that I would have necessarily become a star, but that was the goal.
I think being a rock star is a little bit different than being an athlete or even a movie star.
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