“When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.” SchoolGuyActingTeacherGeniusDramaHigh SchoolMusicalIncrediblesLead InFreshman Author:Casey Affleck
“My mother did an incredible job - one, of just being a great mom, but two, of instilling a tremendous amount of empathy into me as a young man, as a young person. My mom was kind of this collector of people; throughout my childhood, it didn't matter who you were. She was a high school counselor and then a junior high counselor, and she didn't just counsel students, she counseled other teachers and administrators and coaches.” PeopleMenKindPersonsTwoMatterSchoolJobsYoungMotherTeacherChildhoodStudentsMomAmountEmpathyHigh SchoolIncrediblesMy MomCoachesYoung ManJust BeingJuniorsCollectorsCounselorJunior HighAdministratorsGreat Mom Author:Morgan Spurlock
“I met my manager when I was in high school and I just started playing guitar. He came from a line of managing incredible artists. He said instead of opting for the quick fix he wanted me to go out and live my life and get some experience under my belt and keep in touch. It took me a long time to get to where I am but I wouldn't change it for nothing. It's been very valuable. Life happened and then the music came.” LongSaidWantedSchoolArtistLinesHappenedMetsLong TimeHigh SchoolGuitarIncrediblesValuableManagersLiving My LifeBeltsLife HappensPlaying GuitarQuick FixesValuable Life Author:Courtney Jaye
“I get an adrenaline rush from "playing with the big boys." I consider myself a tomboy and was an athlete in high school, so I like to "talk shop" anyway. But it's fun to actually get paid to cover the NFL with all these incredible former players and sports anchors.” BigsSchoolFunSportsBoysPlayerHigh SchoolPaidIncrediblesAthleteFormerNflShopsAnchorsAdrenalineAdrenaline Rush Author:Megan Alexander
“When I started to take literature and poetry classes, I just started to get inspired by these new incredible works of art that I had never seen or heard of before. I wrote a lot of bad high-school poetry, just like pretty much everyone did, I think, at some point. For me, the inspiration never really stopped.” ThinkingArtInspirationSchoolLiteratureClassHeardHigh SchoolInspiredIncrediblesWorks Of Art Author:M. Ward
“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 didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments. It led to more and more photography, and fashion was the angle into photography for me. It was incredible to see photographs by Irving Penn or Helmut Newton. I was really intrigued by that, and that's what led me to New York City.” WellsMomentsAbleSchoolCitiesFashionNew YorkPhotographyHigh SchoolIncrediblesPhotographCaptureNew York CityAngleNewtonIntrigued Author:Steven Sebring
“I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was more like a college. I'm moving more in that direction, just kind of merchandising my name.” KindWantedSchoolMovingNamesFashionCollegeHigh SchoolIncrediblesDesignerCostumesIllustrationFashion DesignerMerchandising Author:Diana Ross
“Lately I've been going to all these high schools talking to the students, answering their questions, listening to what they have to say. It has been an incredible journey to be around them and try to give them what my mother gave me.” GivingTryingHas BeensSchoolMotherTalkingJourneyStudentsListeningHigh SchoolIncredibles Author:Jill Scott