“I started performing in high school. There was a pretty great drama department at my school, and that's when I started doing plays and musicals.” PlaySchoolDramaHigh SchoolPerformingDepartment Author:Missi Pyle
“I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance.” KindArtSchoolSidesCitiesNew YorkDramaHigh SchoolProgramPerformingDepartmentNew York CityPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighPerforming ArtsHappenstance Author:Merritt Wever
“I've always loved movies but everyone loves movies, so I never conceived of the fact that I could actually be in them. In high school I had some friends in the drama department, but they were just doing plays, and I was like, "Eh, I don't really think that that's me." So I just played sports. Then, a bunch of years later, I'm acting.” ThinkingYearsPlayFactsSchoolSportsActingDramaHigh SchoolBunchDepartmentOne LoveMovie Love Author:Channing Tatum
“Every weekend the drama department would have parties. The 20 hot girls on campus? All of them were in the drama dept. So we'd have somebody standing guard at the door to keep all the computer science guys out. We had to guard our women at all times.” GuyGirlPartyDoorsDramaComputerStandingHotAll TimeDepartmentWeekendCampusComputer ScienceHot Girl Author:Joe Manganiello
“I wasn't in the drama department, but I auditioned anyway and he not only cast me but also included a few sketches that I wrote, which really sparked my pursuit of comedy.” ComedyDramaCastsPursuitDepartment Author:Ted Alexandro
“So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.” YearsDramaDepartmentJuniorsJunior Year Author:James Earl Jones
“I went to high school directly across the street from Carnegie Mellon, actually, and I knew people that were a couple of years older than me that went there. I was able to see shows in the drama department, and hang out there little bit, and it just felt like a natural progression. It was at the top of my list.” PeopleYearsLittlesShowsAbleSchoolFeltBitsNaturalStreetsCoupleDramaLittle BitHigh SchoolListsDepartmentHanging OutProgressionCarnegieCarnegie Mellon Author:Zachary Quinto
“The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the drama department, so the best thing for me to do was audition, help out, do carpentry, whatever it took to get me on that project.” MindHelpingLastsGirlActorsDramaProjectsBest ThingsCuteCrushDepartmentAuditionsCarpentryCute GirlThings On My Mind Author:John Ratzenberger
“I started really young, like 12 or 13, and then I started doing school plays. We had a really good drama department, so the kind of drama-geek stigma wasn't really there in my high school.” KindPlaySchoolYoungDramaHigh SchoolDepartmentGeekStigmaSchool PlaysGood Drama Author:Matt Damon