“When I first thought of the idea for 'Sweet Valley High,' I loved the idea of high school as microcosm of the real world. And what I really liked was how it moved things on from 'Sleeping Beauty'-esque romance novels where the girl had to wait for the hero. This would be girl-driven, very different, I decided - and indeed it is.” WorldFirstsIdeasDifferentRealWould BeSchoolRomanceGirlWaitingSleepNovelSweetHeroHigh SchoolDecidedMovedDrivenReal WorldValleysRomance NovelMicrocosmSleeping Beauty Author:Francine Pascal
“I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided, 'I'm going to turn this around.' And I did: I got straight A's and was named 'outstanding senior.” IfsCareSchoolTurnsCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedPaidHatedSeniorOutstanding Author:Pauley Perrette
“I do not know how old I was when the daydreams became more than that, and I decided to write them down, but by the time I entered high school, I was confident that I would one day be a writer.” KnowsWritingSchoolKnow HowOne DayHigh SchoolDecidedDaydreaming Author:Mildred D. Taylor
“As a matter of fact, I decided in high school that I was going to go to the seminary. And I did study with the Paulist Fathers for two years after high school in full anticipation of becoming a priest.” YearsTwoMatterFactsSchoolFatherStudyBecomingHigh SchoolDecidedTwo YearsPriestsAnticipationMatter Of FactSeminaryAfter High School Author:Bob Gunton
“Yeah, D-Wade called me up last night and said that he saw some film of me in high school and thinks that my form then was better and that I should shoot like that. I told him I'd think about it and then my pops called and said something like that so I decided to revert back and then.” ThinkingShouldSaidSchoolLastsFilmFormNightSawsBasketballHigh SchoolDecidedYeahPopsLast NightWadeFree ThrowD Wade Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I went to a public high school with a magnet program for law and psychology. But right before my junior year, I decided that I wanted to leave and become an actress, so I graduated early and moved out to L.A.” YearsWantedSchoolLawPsychologyHigh SchoolProgramDecidedMovedActressesJuniorsMagnetJunior Year Author:Ashley Greene
“When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juilliard and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia.” TryingArtSchoolFiguresHigh SchoolDecidedArtisticDramaticAustraliaAcademicAuditionsRoyalAcademyScholarshipInstituteSydneyJuilliard Author:Deborah Kara Unger
“My senior year of high school, I was voted Wittiest. So, several years later, I decided to try my hand at writing humor to see if I could be witty enough to make some money.” IfsWritingTryingYearsEnoughHandsSchoolHigh SchoolDecidedWittyIf I CouldSeniorSenior YearWittiestWriting Humor Author:Barbara Park
“I had literary interests my whole life. I decided at the age of five I was going to be a writer. So I had done a great deal of reading. I suppose I was more at home in Greenwich Village than, say, any of classmates from Warsaw High School. But in any case, it was an overwhelming experience for me. It took me some time to begin to assimilate it.” DoneWholeHomeAgeSchoolReadingInterestDealsCasesFiveHigh SchoolDecidedWhole LifeVillageOverwhelmingClassmatesGreenwichGreenwich VillageWarsaw Author:Tom Robbins
“I wanted to be a filmmaker, actually, when I was in high school and college. But I just decided it would be more expensive to do, so I sort of decided music would be more fun.” Would BeWantedSchoolFunCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedFilmmakerExpensive Author:Will Sheff
“I actually only went to high school for six weeks. I lost sleep deciding on what I would wear the next day or who I had to impress. I was just a much more down-to-earth, relaxed person once I decided not to care what people thought of me.” PeoplePersonsCareSchoolEarthNextLostSleepWeekSixHigh SchoolDecidedImpressNext DayRelaxedDown To Earth Author:Hope Partlow
“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
“I decided to pursue an acting career after having had an incredible experience working on a play in high school.” PlaySchoolActingCareersHigh SchoolDecidedIncrediblesPursue Author:Pawel Szajda
“I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.” HomeBigsKidsSchoolForceAirStageMilitaryHigh SchoolDecidedInternationalJapanTraveledAir Force Author:Donnis
“In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.” WritingHomeRunningWantedSchoolStuffMy OwnRocksStageBandHigh SchoolDecidedInspiredQuittingPianoPunkKeyboardsI QuitIndie Rock Author:Angel Olsen
“Concurrently, while I was in school, while I was winning awards for acting, I was winning awards for singing, in high school. One of the reasons why I decided to continue on with the acting was the opera world is fraught with a very long process, and I did love the acting, as well. The acting took off sooner, and then you get involved with that.” WorldWellsLongReasonSchoolWinningProcessActingInvolvedSingingHigh SchoolDecidedReason WhyAwardsOperaGet InvolvedWinning Awards Author:Robert Davi
“I did it once in high school - I was Sandy in Grease - and I decided then that I would never do it again. I've felt that way for years, and that's no bullshit.” WayYearsSchoolFeltHigh SchoolDecidedBullshitGreaseSandy Author:Laura Vandervoort
“Professionally - I had the opportunity to play sports throughout my youth, in high school and college. Early on, I decided I wanted to be a coach so I tried to learn everything I could about all positions on the team.” PlayWantedSchoolOpportunitySportsTeamPositionYouthCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedCoaches Author:LaVell Edwards
“I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with them, and have never regretted it.” WantedSchoolCareersHigh SchoolDecidedSeniorAntsHigh School Senior Author:E. O. Wilson
“My interest in chemistry was started by reading Robert Kennedy Duncan's popular books while a high school student in Des Moines, Iowa, so that after some delay when it was possible for me to go to college I had definitely decided to specialize in chemistry.” BookSchoolScienceReadingInterestStudentsCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedChemistryDelayIowaDuncanHigh School StudentsDes MoinesPopular Book Author:Wallace Carothers