“As a kid, I was into music, played guitar in a band. Then I started acting in plays in junior high school and just got lost in the puzzle of acting, the magic of it. I think it was an escape for me.” ThinkingPlayKidsSchoolLostActingMagicBandHigh SchoolGuitarPuzzlesJuniorsJunior HighHigh School Junior Author:Michael J. Fox
“I moved to Manchester to join a band and ended up getting into acting, and I moved back to London to become an actor and ended up joining a band.” ActorsActingBandMovedLondonJoiningManchester Author:Jim Sturgess
“I was 16 when I was in a band, for about 10 minutes. I went off and did acting after that. So it was a wee moment for me when I sang.” MomentsActingMinutesBand Author:Robert Carlyle
“I've always played music and I've always been in bands and there have been periods in my life where the music has taken a much more front row seat than any acting. For a big period of time the acting work was really a way of raising money to fund my music. And then that all sort of changed around and that's fine.” WayHas BeensBigsActingTakenFrontsChangedFinePeriodsBandSeatsFundRaising Money Author:Jim Sturgess
“Acting had always been the social scene I'd fallen into. It was sort of a merry band of band geeks and theater nerds.” SocialActingSceneBandTheaterFallenNerdGeekMerry Author:Adam Baldwin
“I came out here to do the acting, and then after a year of auditions and not getting anything, I met these Italian guys and they asked me to write lyrics for them. Then they said, "Why don't you just front the band?" I said, "Well, maybe because I can't sing. I've never sang before in my life."” WritingYearsWellsSaidI CanGuyActingFrontsMetsBandItalianAuditionsThey SaidBecause I Can Author:Malin Akerman
“Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put in plain words what my faults are, and give my band-mates the ultimate consideration by shutting up and listening, then acting on the advice given. Same goes for anyone else in any band.” IfsNeedsGivingGivenActingAdviceCommunicationKeysListeningHealthyBandUltimateFaultsConsiderationMatesImperativesHealthy RelationshipCommunication Is Key Author:Phil Anselmo
“I was working as a cocktail waitress in a heavy metal bar. Then, my manager said I should try some acting, which led to an audition Satisfaction, where I played a musician in an all-girl band. That movie is where I met my future ex-husband Jody Porter.” ShouldTryingSaidGirlActingMetsBandHusbandMusicianSatisfactionHeavyBarsManagersMetalsAuditionsExesMy FutureCocktailsWaitressHeavy MetalEx Husband Author:Britta Phillips