have you always wanted to be a scientist? if not, what made you want to be?

Question: have you always wanted to be a scientist? if not, what made you want to be?
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  inspiration
Asked by millie981 to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 14 Jun 2012. This question was also asked by grahamthecat, alishacramer69, befrorke, aliceeeee, wigglewigglewigglewigglewiggleyeah, chloestyles, niamhgreene10, hannahhorrocks, caitlynfarrar, lhyland10, ph09.
- Kevin Mahon answered on 14 Jun 2012:
  
  I only really became committed to becoming a scientist in my final year of secondary school.
  
  Why? The fame, the power, the money, the women… the cats.

Question: have you always wanted to be a scientist? if not, what made you want to be?