What career did you want when you were young, and what do you do now?

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#1 Elisha's answer
Who wouldn't want to be a motorcycle man?
“Seeing as children don't necessarily know what careers even are, I did not make the best decision for what I wanted my future career to be, which was a motorcycle man. But that was when I was very…”
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#2 Emma M's answer
One of three childhood dreams came true
“When I was younger, I either wanted to be a ballet dancer, an actress, or a model. Now that I'm 26 years old, I'm actually a voiceover artist. So I am still technically doing the acting in some of my…”
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#3 monila's answer
From the runway to the reading room
“What career did you want when you were younger, and what do you do now? Well, when I was younger all I wanted to do is be an actress and a model. I wanted to do anything that was creative, on-stage…”
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#4 Carlos's answer
Childhood work aspirations can come true
“Well, I have always wanted to make movies ever since I was a kid. And right now I'm a editor, a video editor, so I'm not that far. There's a lot to go, but I'm not as far off what I wanted to do when…”
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#5 Sean L's answer
From fireman to voiceover actor
“When I was young, I wanted to be a fireman. I figured I'd known some. It's a very heroic role, and you want to make a difference. But I found at an early age that I was able to do voices really well.…”
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#6 Neva S.'s answer
From a nun to a nurse
“So when I was really little, I kept on telling my parents that I wanted to be a nun. Um, which was influenced by my obsession with the movie The Sound of Music, and I just wanted to be Maria when I…”
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#7 brian's answer
From boxer to the box office!
“The career I wanted when I was younger was to be a boxer. I wanted to be next Mike Tyson, and I am an actor now; an actor and a filmmaker. That's what I do now for a living.”
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#8 JustShan's answer
From primates to office mates
“When I was a kid I wanted to be a veterinarian and so I wanted to work with animals and be outside. I now work on computers and work with people. Big difference.”
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