I think almost everyone, at some point or another, has said, "I want to be an artist when I grow up." A lot of us stop saying it over time as we, but I still say it everyday. When I draw or paint, I lose myself completely. It's the foundation of everything I do as a professional now. I understand composition in photography because I understand it in art. I understand form in retouching because I understand it in sketching. Without that initial "I want to be an artist" mentality, I would not be where I am today.