What did Paterson want to be?

Answer 1

Banjo Paterson was trained as a solicitor, and he was also a war correspondent during the Boer War, but he wanted to be exactly what he became - a writer and poet.

Answer 2

Paterson, the main character in the film "Paterson" directed by Jim Jarmusch, wanted to be a poet. Throughout the film, he writes poetry in his spare time while working as a bus driver in Paterson, New Jersey.