“I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn’t really allowed to pursue acting till I got older.” ArtTwoWantedActingChildhoodMomNormalDancingMy MomPursuePerformingPerforming Arts Author:Rainey Qualley
“I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew there were other options. By then, it was too late.” ActingChildhoodLatePerformingToo LateGrownups Author:Katherine Waterston
“I wouldn't do anything else [besides acting], for sure. If I did, it would be music or some other pursuit in this same area. I have been acting and playing music since childhood. It's what I enjoyed most.” IfsHas BeensWould BeActingChildhoodAreasPursuitEnjoyedPlaying Music Author:Dermot Mulroney
“In my early childhood, I was a performer by nature. I used to do puppet shows as a kid and entertain kids in classes and the teachers would make it a point that I was the entertainer of the class, but only after high school and in college that I started doing theater and acting classes, because I thought it would be fun.” ShowsWould BeKidsSchoolUsedFunActingClassTeacherChildhoodCollegeHigh SchoolTheaterPerformersEntertainersPuppetsEarly ChildhoodActing ClassesAfter High SchoolPuppet Shows Author:Michael Jai White
“I wanted to deconstruct the puppet show. I wanted to turn it inside out and do stuff that you're not supposed to do. I didn't want it to be gentle like most puppet shows tend to be, since they come from childhood where you're gently trying to tell a story. I wanted to blast all that out of the water. I think there's plenty of room of any kind of attitude toward puppets. I call puppeteering acting while hiding.” ThinkingWantTryingKindStoriesShowsWantedTurnsStuffWaterRoomsActingAttitudeChildhoodPlentyGentleHidingBlastPuppetsPuppet Shows Author:Wayne White
“My attitude goes back to my childhood. I used to audition for theatrical roles, and you can't stand out in a room full of ambitious eight-year-old girls by acting the wallflower. I realised then that I couldn't do things half-heartedly.” YearsUsedGirlRoomsActingHalfAttitudeRolesChildhoodEightAmbitiousAuditionsStanding OutRealisedTheatricalMy Attitude Author:Jessie J
“All roads seem to have come back to Doctor Who in our life. But, no, it was a huge part of my growing up. I was a massive fan and it certainly inspired me to get into acting and to be ... one of those people that tells stories on TV. That was a huge part of my childhood.” PeopleStoriesSeemsActingGrowing UpOur LivesGrowingFansChildhoodTvsHugeDoctorsInspiredMassiveDoctor Who Author:David Tennant
“Unlike most actors, I did not have a horrible childhood. Most actors have had miserable childhoods and they go into acting to hide from their real life. I had no problem playing in the woods all day. People just sort of left me alone. I think I'm gonna go back to those woods.” PeopleThinkingRealProblemActingChildhoodReal LifeHorribleMiserableNo ProblemMe Alone Author:Bruce Campbell
“My stepdad provided me with an amazing childhood. I played outside like a normal kid, I rode my bike, I walked to school, but the happiest times were when I was acting.” KidsSchoolActingChildhoodNormalBikeStepdads Author:Demi Lovato
“Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it’s just an extension of childhood play… Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don’t need any director telling them “You really have to believe in it.” They believe in it completely.” WayNeedsBelieveLooksPlayKidsActingImagineChildhoodFashionDirectorsTheaterIntenseExtensions Author:Viggo Mortensen
“One of the things I want to do that's outside the realm of acting and the arts - although both have their place in this - is ending childhood hunger here in America.” WantArtAmericaActingChildhoodHungerRealmsEnding Hunger Author:Jeff Bridges
“You can't learn to act unless you're criticized. If you tie that criticism to your childhood insecurities you'll have a terrible time. Instead, you must take criticism objectively, pertaining it only to the work being done.” IfsDoneActingChildhoodTerribleCriticismTheatreYour ChildrenTiesInsecurityBeing DoneTerrible Times Author:Sanford Meisner
“Playing our parts. Yes, we all have to do that and from childhood on, I have found that my own character has been much harder to play worthily and far harder at times to comprehend than any of the roles I have portrayed.” Has BeensPlayCharacterFoundMy OwnActingRolesChildhoodHarder Author:Bette Davis