A miniature acoustic guitar leans against blue and orange cardboard stars on a peach surface.

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Jenny Curran

I want to be famous. I want to be a singer like Joan Baez.

— Forrest Gump • 1994

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker joins a wish for fame to a more specific ambition: becoming a singer like Joan Baez. Naming a model gives the broad desire a clear direction. The two short declarations make the aspiration sound direct and personal, moving from recognition to the work associated with it.

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