“My mom had an audition for a commercial when I was about two and a half, and I ran in crying and interrupted her. They thought I was cute so they offered me a commercial role. My mom was skeptical and a bit nervous about the child actor thing, but I was extremely bossy and convinced them I wanted to try it.” TryingChildrenTwoWantedActorsBitsHalfRolesCryMomMy MomConvincedNervousRanCuteAuditionsSkepticalInterruptedBossyChild Actors Author:Mae Whitman
“Why, when I was a child, I didn't say, as most children do, that I was going to become an actress. I felt that I was an actress and no one could have convinced me that I wasn't!” ChildrenFeltActressesConvinced Author:Antoinette Perry
“China was the most optimistic place I'd ever been. Everybody I met was pretty much convinced that their children would have it better than their parents had had it. It was like being in America in the 1950's, with this deep optimism about the future because everything was getting better, and that fascinated me.” ChildrenAmericaParentMetsOptimismChinaConvincedOptimisticGet BetterFascinated Author:Neil Gaiman