“When really you've gone to drama school and rep and then you've come to London and gone to auditions and you've worked, solidly, for years. But that all gets forgotten.” YearsSchoolGoneDramaForgottenLondonAuditions Author:Julia Ormond
“I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every theatre in London.” SchoolDramaPaidDuesLondonTheatre Author:Richard O'Brien
“The '60s in London obviously brought about the explosion of music, the Beatles especially, and then the Rolling Stones and other forms of music, and then fashion and photography and films - kitchen-sink dramas we called them at that time, which was our nouvelle vague in Britain, films that talk about real life.” RealFilmFormFashionDramaPhotographyStonesLondonReal LifeKitchenBritainRollingVagueExplosionsRolling StonesKitchen SinksPhotography And Film Author:Charlotte Rampling
“I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.” WellsChildrenSchoolJobsActingKnownDramaSevenLondonLocalsWell KnownNon Stop Author:Naomie Harris
“When I was a little kid it was my dream to go to drama school, but it was never something I thought would happen to me. I was a Jewish girl from North London and things like that don't happen to Jewish girls from North London called Amy Winehouse.” LittlesDreamHappensKidsSchoolGirlDramaLondonLittle KidAmy Author:Amy Winehouse
“I went to comprehensive school in North London and left without any qualifications [diploma]. And I was doing bits of acting and improv in a drama club in the evenings. Then I discovered you didn't need qualifications to go to art school, you just needed a body of work.” NeedsArtBodySchoolLeftBitsActingNeededDramaClubsLondonEveningComprehensiveQualificationsArt SchoolDiplomaDrama Club Author:Joe Wright
“I haven't ever seen a period drama that has a fantasy element to it, that's set in London, that's as lavish as it is, and that's made for American TV.” MadeFantasyHavensTvsPeriodsDramaElementsLondon Author:Oliver Jackson-Cohen
“I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not pan out, but my love for being on stage was born there. And then, I actually went to drama school in Paris, France. That's where it first started.” YearsFirstsSchoolBornStageBecomingDramaLondonFranceParisDancerBalletRoyalAcademyBallet Dancer Author:Diane Kruger
“I wanted to become an actor. I went to Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which is one of the main drama schools in London where you go when you are older. But I was doing the junior one when I was a kid. And some friends there had agents. I was fourteen and I was like, "I want an agent! It sounds awesome!" I had no idea what that was. I thought those guys looked like men in black. They were hanging around in suits all the time. So I luckily got a very good agent in London and started auditioning. And then when I was 16, I got my first film and I've been working ever since.” MenWantFirstsIdeasKidsWantedSchoolFilmGuyActorsSoundBlackDramaVery GoodLondonSuitsAgentsNo IdeaJuniorsFourteenHanging Around Author:Douglas Booth
“I write drama in the English language. If I wasn't working in London I'd be doing something wrong.” IfsWritingLanguageDramaLondonEnglish Language Author:William Monahan
“I went to drama college in England - the Central School of Speech and Drama, in London. I was there for not quite two years, then I got Star Wars.” YearsTwoWarSchoolStarsCollegeDramaSpeechEnglandLondonTwo Years Author:Carrie Fisher
“From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.” YearsSchoolThreeCoursesActingDramaLondonTheatreThree YearsTheatre Acting Author:Ewan McGregor