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Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they w... ARCHIE PANJABI My first inspiration for acting came from the first episode of 'Hannah Montana.' That's ...
SABRINA CARPENTER I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an ...
GABRIELLE UNION From when I was 7 until I was 22, I played football. That was always my struggle as a kid. I always ...
GAVIN O'CONNOR I was always telling my family I wanted to become an actress, and I did.
JACKEE HARRY I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I always played the mom and I p...
DAKOTA FANNING When I was pregnant, I wanted to take some time off from acting, but I still needed a creative outle...
JOSIE BISSETT
I knew that I wanted to be an actor; how to go about it was the question. I went to Australia for my... RANDEEP HOODA I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the ...
DAKOTA FANNING No, I always wanted to be an actress.
AMANDA BURTON I knew, always, what I wanted to be. Even before I had my first computer, I wanted to be a computer ...
GARY WILLIAM FLAKE It was the desire to do the complete thing. I only took taking acting lessons because my whole thing...
JAMES COBURN I loved every minute of being Val but as I said before there were other acting muscles in my body th...
JOAN ARK I loved every minute of being Val but as I said before there were other acting muscles in my body th...
JOAN VAN ARK When I came to America, I told my dad I wanted to be an actress.
ODEYA RUSH
I'd wanted to be an actress my whole life, that was my goal, that was all I cared about. KRISTIN DAVIS My parents have always given me whatever I wanted. Took me to the ballet, the opera, museum exhibiti...
BAR PALY
I wanted to be an actor ever since I got on stage for the first time, aged 13. Before that, I though... CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon ... LORETTA SWIT I always vaguely knew I wanted to perform, but I haven't got the greatest singing voice and my d...
RUTH WILSON I always knew I wanted to be in films but didn't want anyone to taunt my parents. So I excelled ...
ANUSHKA SHARMA My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted to be.
CAROLE KING I knew I wanted to be an actress, but I hadn't ever really told anyone. I'd always got quite...
KIMBERLEY NIXON
When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted... KELLY CLARKSON
So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of ... DUSTIN HOFFMAN
My first degree came years before my second. I had wanted to be a physicist, but I flunked calculus. ELIZABETH MOON I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a cou...
TAHYNA TOZZI
I went to NYU, and my parents had a rule that I needed to major in something other than acting if I ... BILLIE LOURD My first love is film, always. I wanted to be an actor. That was my dream as a young man,
JOE SIMPSON
I grew up seeing my parents perform and sing, and I just always wanted to be singing, too. Music has... LEAH LABELLE I actually wanted to be an exotic dancer, but that didn't work out so I thought I'd take on acting.
SASHA ALEXANDER When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted really to be the kind of actress I became.
RACHEL WARD
I had no desire to be a star. I wanted to be a character actress and be able to do all kinds of part... ELIZABETH WILSON Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If...
D. W. GRIFFITH I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old.
EVA GABOR I always take my make-up off before bed.
ABBEY CLANCY In an ideal world, I'd like to carry on acting, but I don't want it to interfere with my stu...
ELLIE KENDRICK I'm the first to admit that I never achieved my potential as an actress.
EVELYN KEYES
I was a 'kid' kid. Even though I experimented with performing at an early age my parents never thoug... SHELLEY LONG I joined an acting class in my junior year in high school. I'd always wanted to try it.
RAINN WILSON My mom wanted to be an actress, so she figured her son could be one for her. She said she'd give me ...
TOBEY MAGUIRE My parents always encouraged me to do what I wanted.
KATE CURRAN I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I ...
RACHEL WARD My parents were farmers' kids from South Dakota. My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be responsi...
RON CARLSON
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but tha... IAN MCKELLEN I decided that I wanted to be an actress at the age of 7. This is something I've always known.
IMANI HAKIM I'm kind of a disciplined person but I don't take anything too seriously. And I think a lot of that ...
ANGELA CARTWRIGHT By the time I had finished my studies at St. Paul's School, I knew I wanted to be an actor.
ALEXIS DENISOF Both my parents were actors. I was schooled to think that acting was an important social service, th...
TYNE DALY I've always wanted to be an actress as well as a fashion designer.
ZOEY DEUTCH
I went to a public high school with a magnet program for law and psychology. But right before my jun... ASHLEY GREENE
My dad was an actor and a writer; my mum was a drama teacher. My grandma was an actress. My aunt is ... CHARLIE ROWE
I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my ... AARON PAUL I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage ac...
LAURA LINNEY
Before acting, I wanted to become a journalist. I also toyed with the idea of being a chef - but tha... IAN MCKELLEN
I wanted to tell people, "My depression is acting up today" as an excuse for not seeing them, but I ... NED VIZZINI
I was really into my studies and wanted to be a doctor. IEVA LAGUNA Yes, I'm a proud Latina woman, but before that - before the color of my skin, my accent, anythin...
BIANCA MARROQUIN
There was always a piano in the house when I was growing up - my dad played, and I thought it was co... LAURA MVULA
I'm the youngest of four, and they were all very into sports. I was the first one to express an ... MAX VON ESSEN I wasn't even playing tennis (when I first saw Seles). I was always watching (Seles) on TV with my d...
JELENA JANKOVIC Acting is glamour but writing is hard work, so I'm going to be an actress.
JACQUELINE SUSANN My parents know how passionate I've always been about acting. I convinced them this was somethin...
ALEXANDER LUDWIG I always wanted to be a cheerleader, my Mom always dressed me up as an Alabama cheerleader on Saturd...
ALLIE WHITEHOUSE My dad would just feed me balls before that. I kept pushing my parents to let me play in tournaments...
JENNY LEE I was a rebel. I went to Carmel Convent in Delhi where I was a complete rebel. I thought I was 12 go...
LILLETE DUBEY I had a head start in acting. Because of my parents, I had a SAG card, an agent and a recognizable n...
MARY CROSBY I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.
AUSTIN NICHOLS
I was always a singer and a dancer, and I always wanted to be an actress. For me, it's all just one ... JENNIFER LOPEZ
My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid ... MARCO RUBIO
Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate t... ELLEN BURSTYN I've always wanted to take up work that my heart is convinced about. And I shall continue to do ...
SAKSHI TANWAR You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I ne...
EMILY RIOS
At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone sa... TANITH LEE
So many people grew up in the church, and you can have an awesome upbringing, but I made a personal ... AJ MICHALKA Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated o...
MING-NA WEN
My parents taught me to never give up and to always believe that my future could be whatever I dream... SUSANA MARTINEZ I had always wanted to expand to beauty, but I knew I wanted to be able to translate my design aesth...
CHARLOTTE RONSON It was in India that I started my acting career, courtesy of my parents, long before I set foot on s...
FELICITY KENDAL After that I started getting my adrenaline back. I just wanted to make up the points. I was nervous ...
CHANDLER JONES And while I might not always agree with the viewpoint I have to portray, because I play a district a...
LARA FLYNN BOYLE I wanted to be an actress. I think it had a lot to do with being a kid and watching how every time m...
ELEANOR MONDALE My parents made certain I had no illusions about acting. To them, it was always just a job.
SAM ROBARDS
Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to af... LEONARDO DICAPRIO I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct an...
KATE DEL CASTILLO
Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be ... BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS
Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be... BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS It was a lot of fun being a child actress. It suited me. I don't think it suits everybody, but I...
ALANNA UBACH
My very first acting job ever, the first time I got paid to be an actress, was in 2001, right betwee... KATY MIXON If it were said that I didn't fulfil my potential as a mother and wife, I'd be heartbroken. ...
DIANA RIGG
I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a schoo... YARA SHAHIDI I'd like to thank my parents for always stressing, be an individual.
SHELBY LYNNE Acting was important, but it was not as important as getting an education, and I credit my parents w...
ALEXANDER GOULD I didn't feel a strong bond with the parents who raised me, and I had anything but a happy child...
LISA LUTZ
I guess it's because I do have a younger audience that, you know, parents worry about the role m... BRITNEY SPEARS
I think my parents recognised that I'd always wanted to be a writer, and so they didn't thin... CHANG-RAE LEE I really wanted to be a dancer, but I ended up as an actress and I got to perform next to some of th...
VIRGINIA MAYO I learn the techniques and then take what I need. I have the Essie Davis technique of acting. I'...
ESSIE DAVIS
Both back when I was acting and now that I'm writing, I've always wanted the same thing out ... TANA FRENCH I always tried to be the perfect little girl. Always tried to have the perfect little manners. Never...
ANN-MARGRET
If you're successful, it's important to enjoy it! I love shopping for clothes, branded cloth... 
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I never have issues in handling the fame. I was in a boarding school, as I am from a middle-class fa... 