A Quote by Gene Kelly

I never wanted to be a dancer. It's true! I wanted to be a shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gene Kelly

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Dancer Never Pirates Pittsburgh Shortstop True Wanted

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Gene Kelly
American - Actor
August 23, 1912 - February 2, 1996

I actually was a ballet dancer - I studied ballet from three until 13 - but like very seriously, that's what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a contemporary ballet dancer. I wanted to go to Juilliard.

Solange Knowles

I went to New York. I had a dream. I wanted to be a big star, I didn’t know anybody, I wanted to dance, I wanted to sing, I wanted to do all those things, I wanted to make people happy, I wanted to be famous, I wanted everybody to love me. I wanted to be a star. I worked really hard, and my dream came true.

Madonna Ciccone

I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer.

Andy Warhol

When I was a child I wanted to be Pope. My greatest disappointment is missing out on that. I also wanted to be a tap dancer but I never fulfilled that ambition either.

Peter Ackroyd

I never wanted to be a bombshell; I wanted to be an actor. I would much prefer to be a woman than a man, but if I was a dude, maybe I'd have Johnny Depp's island because women in this industry after a certain age definitely don't get to do 'Pirates of the Caribbean.'

Lori Petty

When I was growing up, the first thing I wanted to be was a cowboy. That lasted till I was about ten. Then I wanted to be a baseball player. Preferably shortstop for the New York Yankees.

Jerry Spinelli

Maybe it's a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.

Judith Jamison

I've always wanted to be a professional dancer, I'd always wanted to be a ballerina. I trained for 13 years but it never came to be.

Jenna Jameson

Maybe its a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.

Judith Jamison

I started performing very young as a salsa dancer, and every time I was on that stage dancing, all I knew was that I wanted to speak. I wanted the music to stop, and I wanted to speak.

Gina Rodriguez

I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer.

Chath Piersath

I wanted to travel. I wanted hit records. I wanted success. I wanted respect, but not credibility - that's one thing Boyzone never looked for.

Ronan Keating

That was my heart and that was my passion. All I ever wanted to do is wrestle. I never wanted to pitch in Game Seven of the World Series, I never wanted to throw the touchdown in the Superbowl, I wanted to wrestle...Be a professional wrestler.

Tommy Dreamer

I always wanted to devote a certain part of my life to dance - my true being is to be a dancer.

Nita Ambani

I always wanted everyone to like me. I wanted the city of Pittsburgh to be proud of me. But my first few seasons, I could to count the number of people on my bandwagon on one finger.