“I was at university and I was studying modern drama and studying English, and I just was like, 'I don't wanna be in this place. I wanna be acting.'” ActingStudyModernDramaUniversity Author:Melanie Lynskey
“I was quite straight-laced. I was quite academic until I was about 14 and then I went to boarding school where I had the opportunity to continue to be very academic, but got less interested in it and became more involved in acting. And then when I was applying for universities I used a couple of places on my UCAS form to apply for drama school without telling anyone... but didn't get into drama school. But that was the most rebellious thing I did.” SchoolFormUsedOpportunityActingCoupleInvolvedDramaUniversityAcademicRebellious Author:Carey Mulligan
“I'd always enjoyed acting at high school, and I was all lined up to do an honours degree course in biology at a Canadian university, and at the eleventh hour the drama teacher I had said, 'You know, you'll get a lot more girls if you go into acting,' and that kinda sold it.” IfsKnowsSaidSchoolGirlCoursesHoursActingTeacherDramaDegreesHigh SchoolUniversityEnjoyedBiologyHonourEleventh Hour Author:Matt Frewer
“Every drama school in the country turned me down, and so I was lucky to study drama at all, even if it was lowly Birmingham University. But even when I came out with my degree, my mother promptly insisted I go straight to secretarial college to have something to fall back on, just in case - which didn't exactly fill me with confidence.” IfsCountrySchoolMotherFallCasesStudyCollegeDramaLuckyDegreesDown AndUniversityFall BackBirmingham Author:Tamsin Greig
“I am acting at university, and I have really enjoyed doing student drama.” ActingStudentsDramaUniversityEnjoyed Author:Anna Popplewell
“I have an Honors Degree in Drama from the University of Alberta, but when it was done I knew a life in modern theatre was not for me. While figuring out what the hell I might do instead of theatre, I spent a couple of days on a horror film doing stunt work. I'd never been behind the camera before, and I loved everything about it. I joined the local film co-op - The Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta - because you could trade skills for experience. These indie filmmakers were making their own stuff their own way, all the time. Instant education.” WayArtDoneMightFilmStuffBehindsHellModernCoupleHonorDramaHorrorSkillsDegreesCamerasTradeUniversityTheatreLocalsVideoFilmmakerInstantHorror FilmAlberta Author:Karen Walton
“I was really sporty and loved singing. I started off doing musical theater. I left university to go to drama school. So I was a bit of a black sheep.” SchoolLeftBitsBlackDramaSingingTheaterMusicalUniversitySheepMusical TheaterBlack Sheep Author:Sophie Cookson
“The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University was nearly all male. And they certainly weren't mixed.” ThinkingSchoolDramaMalesUniversityOxford Author:Maggie Smith
“My father died prematurely at the age of 52 when I was 24, and it is a recurring regret that he never lived to see me succeed beyond university and drama.” AgeFatherRegretDramaSucceedDiedUniversityRecurringFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Richard E. Grant
“My mother studied English and drama at the University of Pennsylvania, where my father studied architecture. She was a great influence in all sorts of ways, a wicked wit.” WayMotherFatherInfluenceDramaUniversityArchitectureWitWickedPennsylvaniaGreat InfluenceUniversity Of Pennsylvania Author:Donald Barthelme
“I did a lot of acting at school and university, then I went to drama school. It was quite a normal route.” SchoolActingDramaNormalUniversityRoutes Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“I knew I wanted to be an actor when I was growing up, really. So when I decided to go to university instead of drama school, it was with the intention of becoming an actor afterwards.” WantedSchoolActorsGrowing UpGrowingBecomingDramaDecidedIntentionUniversity Author:Hugh Dancy