“I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama!” PersonsHelpingPresidentMillionsStudentsCollegeActressesAfrican AmericanIslandsImmigrantsPresident ObamaVolunteerLoanStudent LoanGranddaughterGrand DaughterEllis Island Author:Kerry Washington
“My very first acting job ever, the first time I got paid to be an actress, was in 2001, right between my sophomore and junior year in college, when I was just 19 years old. I got paid $250 every two weeks, 10 shows a week, to be in the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I was Calpurnia in 'Julius Caesar.'” YearsFirstsTwoShowsJobsActingWeekCollegeFirst TimePaidActressesFestivalsJuniorsTwo WeeksJuliusUtahSophomoreJunior YearSophomore YearCalpurnia Author:Katy Mixon
“When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic works. Like Madea, and Night, Mother, and Sam Shepard, and all that kind of stuff. Thats what I really wanted to do.” KindWantedMotherNightStuffGoalStageNew YorkCollegeMovedActressesDramaticMother NightMadea Author:Rachael Harris
“My father said that I could always become an actress, but I couldn't go back to college later in life. So I had to first finish my education, and then I could do what I wanted. At the time, I was not pleased, but now, I can't thank him enough. My parents were absolutely right.” FirstsSaidI CanEnoughWantedFatherParentCollegeActressesLater In LifeBack To College Author:Vidya Balan
“In high school, I wanted to be an actress. Until I got to college and took some creative writing courses. Then I decided I wanted to become a novelist.” WritingWantedSchoolCoursesCreativeCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedActressesNovelistsCreative Writing Author:Meg Cabot
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“I barely slept during high school because I was too busy dancing and acting all the time. The plan was to go to my dream college that had one of the best performing arts programs, and then go to LA to follow my dream of being an actress.” ArtDreamSchoolActingPlansCollegeHigh SchoolProgramDancingBusyActressesPerformingToo BusyPerforming Arts Author:Rachele Brooke Smith
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress.” EnoughSchoolSuccessfulCollegeHugeLuckyActressesPublic SchoolThirteen Author:Julia Stiles
“My father went to college for drama in Pittsburgh, and so did my mother, and then my mother was a steadily working New York theater actress. They kind of quit when I was born. They did that for, like, 10 years before they had kids and then I was born and they were not into that lifestyle for kids.” YearsKindKidsMotherFatherBornNew YorkCollegeDramaTheaterActressesQuittingLifestylePittsburgh Author:Ethan Suplee