“I wasn't interested in going to the school dances. I wasn't interested in going to the football games. What I wanted was to be in my room painting my walls and doing weird stuff. That's what I wanted and I got to do what I wanted, so that, to me, is my high school experience.” WantedSchoolGamesStuffRoomsFootballPaintingWallHigh SchoolFootball GameWeird StuffSchool Experience Author:Brie Larson
“We were like a white family from the 1920s or something. My parents had this bizarre, different way of looking at things from the people that surrounded us. I went to an all-Mexican grade school and an all-black high school, and not many people in those places liked the same stuff as me.” PeopleWayDifferentSchoolStuffParentBlackWhiteHigh SchoolDifferent WaysGradesBizarreMexicanGrades In SchoolAll Black Author:Jack White
“I like doing this stuff [stunts] though, it's kind of the whole reason that you want to do the movie. When you're reading it you're like, "Oh, I get to dive out a window? Cool! I get to jump off a building? Great!" So I love doing that stuff, it's like the stuff we used to do in high school to be stupid and fun.” WantKindReasonWholeSchoolUsedReadingFunStuffStupidBuildingHigh SchoolWindow Author:Channing Tatum
“In high school, during lunchtime I would go in the room where the wrestling mats were and try different flips and different moves. Like windmills. I just started mixing martial arts with jazz and contemporary stuff and it would get mashed together and became my style.” TryingArtDifferentSchoolTogetherMovingStuffRoomsStyleHigh SchoolJazzContemporaryMartial ArtsWrestlingFlipMixingWindmillsLunchtime Author:Caity Lotz
“I love dancing, but I'm not that good of a singer. I sang in punk rock bands in high school and college and stuff, but that mostly involved lots of screaming.” SchoolStuffRocksCollegeInvolvedBandHigh SchoolDancingSingersPunkPunk RockRock Bands Author:Brian Dietzen
“I didn't like school. I was pretty much daydreaming all the time. I would be in the back of the class writing down random stories and stuff that would have nothing to do with school. I only lasted two years in high school before I moved out to L.A.” WritingYearsTwoStoriesWould BeSchoolStuffClassHigh SchoolMovedTwo YearsDaydreaming Author:Charlie McDermott
“I did my fair share of stupid stuff in high school, like anyone. I had a healthy fear of my parents, and I certainly never wanted to disappoint them. That would be the worst thing I could ever do.” Would BeWantedSchoolStuffParentShareWorstStupidHealthyHigh SchoolFairsWorst ThingsDisappointFair ShareHealthy Fear Author:Christine Lakin
“I'm totally into Taylor Swift. I think she has super-clever lyrics, and I love that she writes her own music. Some of the themes she writes about are stuff I wish was there for me when I was in high school, and I'm so happy she really cares about her female fans. She's not catering to a male audience and is writing music for other girls.” ThinkingWritingCareSchoolGirlWishStuffAudienceFansHigh SchoolFemaleMalesCleverThemeOther GirlWriting MusicCatering Author:Kathleen Hanna
“If you did go to high school and then college, there's definitely a solidarity with someone that is from your hometown and knows your mom, and all that stuff. There's this weird politeness that we have, as a society. You don't want to make it hard for anybody.” IfsKnowsWantHardSchoolStuffCollegeMomHigh SchoolSolidarityPolitenessYour MomHometown Author:John Krasinski
“I'm an idiot, basically. I don't think that I'm a dumb guy, but I also realise that I have access to about 0.1 percent of the information that I need to have a truly informed opinion about half the stuff I talk about. I'm like that loud guy in the bar, who kind of makes sense for about ten minutes, and then you realise he flunked everything at high school so you just laugh at him.” ThinkingNeedsKindSchoolGuyStuffHalfOpinionLaughingMinutesInformationTenPercentHigh SchoolAccessBarsDumbIdiotMake SenseLoudRealisingDumb GuyInformed Opinions Author:Bill Burr
“Playing catch is often the first professional act of the day, it's a transition from personal life to team business. Lastly, as all position players think they can pitch, at least half of us are working on our off-speed stuff likely at the detriment of our elbows and shoulders, but we can't help it. It's too much fun. My changeup has come a long way since high school.” ThinkingWayFirstsLongHelpingSchoolFunStuffHalfToo MuchPlayerTeamPositionHigh SchoolSpeedShouldersTransitionPersonal LifeLong WayElbowsToo Much Fun Author:Fernando Perez
“As a kid, I was fortunate that we grew up near a children's theater, with all different classes and things; so as a kid I took classes there and as I got into high school I did all the community theater stuff. Then I came to college here in New York, going to Marymount Manhattan, and studied acting there. But most of the training I got was from working. Working with really great people.” PeopleChildrenDifferentKidsSchoolStuffCommunityActingClassNew YorkCollegeGrewGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolTheaterFortunateReally GreatGreat People Author:Andrew Rannells
“I have a box of things from Becca, my high school girlfriend, and Vanessa; and each one of them was love. I have the notes, the valentines, 20 mixed tapes, all of it. It's important to keep that stuff.” ImportantSchoolStuffHigh SchoolNotesBoxesGirlfriendTapeValentineValentine's Day Author:Oliver Hudson
“When I got into all the grunge stuff, I really liked Hole. I actually saw them in concert when I was a sophomore in high school. It was kind of rare to see a successful female rocker get down and dirty with the guys. And Courtney Love did. It was fun to be a fan of something different.” KindDifferentSchoolGuyFunStuffSuccessfulSawsFansHigh SchoolFemaleDown AndHolesDirtyConcertsRockersSophomoreGrungeCourtney Author:Carrie Underwood
“I was teaching drum lessons at a few high schools - everything from marching to classical to rock and jazz. I found that really rewarding, having to explain my thought process, having to think about stuff that I take for granted or as second nature.” ThinkingSchoolFoundStuffProcessTeachingRocksLessonsHigh SchoolJazzGrantedMy ThoughtsThought Process Author:Glenn Kotche
“Clearly, gay marriage is on the top of the agenda right now. It's pretty amazing, considering where stuff was at when I was in high-school, when there were no LGBT Gay-Straight Alliances or any of that stuff. Am I a huge Lady Gaga fan? No, but I think some of the stuff she does that helps LGBT kids is amazing. And it's great that that's mainstream. It's fantastic that there's a pop star who's willing to put herself out in that way.” ThinkingWayDoeHelpingKidsSchoolStarsStuffFansWillingHugeRight NowGayHigh SchoolPopsFantasticAgendasLgbtMainstreamConsideringGay MarriageAlliancesPop StarsGaga Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I think all the fight stuff. I'm cut out for that. I used to wrestle in high school so I really love it, yeah. I love all the fighting and martial arts. Hey, why am I not up there? Oh, it's just a rehearsal. Keep going.” ThinkingArtSchoolUsedFightingStuffCuttingHigh SchoolYeahHeyMartial ArtsKeep GoingRehearsal Author:Jaimie Alexander
“I remember reading Dave Barry for the first time and being like oh my God I can't believe you can do this. Watching Mel Brooks and Monty Python and SNL and all that stuff really informed me as a writer and then at high school I started a satire magazine and the college like The Lampoon really introduced me to like you know a lot of very like-minded people who really wanted to like comedy was the center of their lives.” PeopleKnowsFirstsBelieveI CanWantedSchoolRememberReadingStuffCan DoComedyCollegeLike YouHigh SchoolFirst TimeMagazinesSatireBrooksDaveBelieve You CanPythonSnlMonty Author:Nicholas Stoller
“I listened to my first comedy album in 6th grade. It was Bill Cosby. My brother and I would play it over and over on a Fisher Price record player. A friend in high school also introduced me to Richard Pryor. I wasn't writing material back then, but I would say funny stuff. I was good at making fun of people's moms. If I knew something personal about you, it would be used against you.” PeopleIfsWritingFirstsPlayWould BeSchoolUsedFunStuffRecordsComedyPlayerBrotherMaterialsMomHigh SchoolBillsAlbumsMy BrotherGradesFunny StuffRecord Players Author:Felipe Esparza
“Yeah. When I was in high school I used to do stupid video edits. I would hook-up two VCRs or three VCRs and do film edits for the basketball team and stuff like that because I was always just into doing that.” TwoSchoolFilmUsedThreeStuffTeamStupidBasketballHigh SchoolYeahVideoHookEditsBasketball TeamHook UpVcr Author:Jesse Lacey
“I went straight from high school to Bible college for two years. Then I started doing music right out of Bible college full time. I did independent stuff for three years.” YearsTwoSchoolThreeStuffCollegeHigh SchoolIndependentTwo YearsThree Years Author:Jeremy Camp
“I was pretty lucky, I went to a really great school. I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.” PeopleStillsSchoolFeltStuffHellCreativeEnvironmentLuckyHigh SchoolWho I AmMatureReally GreatNurturingCliqueDorkGreat Schools Author:Zoe Kravitz
“Where else can you go with respect to the work, lyrics, and message of the music? If you are past high school age, you can get by with saying very little the first or second time around. However, after a while you know you are going to have to say something beyond high school stuff.” IfsKnowsFirstsLittlesAgeSchoolPastStuffMessagesHigh SchoolEver AfterSecond Time Around Author:Chuck D
“Everybody in the world has to compromise. I don't know one person that gets everything they want, so the politicians are going to have to figure that out and stop pointing out, "He shook hands with a Democrat in 1989. He ate with a Republican last week." It's petty high school, even junior high stuff going on. It's junior high politics going on, so it's a shame.” KnowsWorldWantPersonsHandsSchoolLastsStuffWeekFiguresPoliticianRepublicanHigh SchoolShameDemocratCompromisePettyPointingJuniorsJunior High Author:Ice Cube
“I definitely straddled the line and hung out with high-school dirtbags. I'd tell my parents I was spending the night at my friend's but actually go to Philly and see a show at Starlight Ballroom. I would drink and do all that stuff, but I didn't set any barns on fire.” ShowsSchoolNightStuffParentLinesFireDrinkHigh SchoolMy FriendsSpendingHungBarnsBallroomStarlightDirtbags Author:Daughn Gibson
“In high school I was a jazz nerd, listened to a lot of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and stuff like that. Maybe in Harry Pussy I was listening to more horn players.” SchoolStuffPlayerListeningHigh SchoolJazzNerdMonkHornsBudPussy Author:Bill Orcutt
“I was always big. I was kind of around this size, like, since I went into high school. I played rugby and stuff like that. So, people, you know, would screw with me, but I never got into, like, a real fight or anything like that.” PeopleKnowsKindRealBigsSchoolFightingStuffHigh SchoolSizeScrewsRugby Author:Seth Rogen
“People also knew me for putting people up to hip-hop, so people knew I was heavy into hip-hop. But as for cyphers and stuff in high school, I would never get on it because I was too shy. That's pretty much what I was doing.” PeopleSchoolStuffHigh SchoolHip HopHeavyHipsHopsShy Author:Ryan Montgomery
“In high school, some of the guys were really into music. When I first joined the team as a sophomore, I was blown away when we came out for our first home matchI'm getting goose bumps just thinking about it. The seniors would bring their whole stereo system. We started by yelling and stuff inside this little room just off the gym; then the coaches said, "Ready. Go!" We threw open the door and came running out. Even when I hear the songs now I get all jacked up.” ThinkingFirstsLittlesSaidWholeHomeRunningSchoolGuySongStuffRoomsDoorsTeamReadyHigh SchoolCoachesGymSeniorBumpsYellingGeeseBlown AwaySophomoreFirst Home Author:Karch Kiraly
“In high school you just kind of go with it, you belong to a sport and you're lettering and there is a very social part. With cycling, a lot of people will steer away because you can't letter, and lettering is still cool and it's very important for scholarships and other stuff.” PeopleKindStillsImportantSchoolSocialStuffSportsHigh SchoolLettersScholarshipSteersCycling Author:Kristin Armstrong
“I didn't go out on one date in high school. I played guitar and sang and wrote my own music and poetry and stuff when I was a teenager.” SchoolStuffMy OwnHigh SchoolGuitarTeenager Author:Kathy Bates
“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
“I was an abstract expressionist before I had seen any abstract expressionist paintings. I started when I was a kid and continued just doing abstract stuff all through high school.” KidsSchoolStuffPaintingHigh SchoolAbstract Author:Dennis Hopper
“I used to do drugs in high school. I've been living in L.A. for almost 10 years, and shortly after I arrived I cleaned up pretty much. Stuff goes on on the set, stuff goes on at parties.” YearsSchoolUsedStuffPartyGoes OnDrugHigh School Author:Michelle Pfeiffer
“Like now what Urban Outfitters has become is very much how I always dressed in high school by going to garage sales and getting stuff for 50 cents. Cost a little more now, to look like crap.” LooksLittlesSchoolStuffCostHigh SchoolCentsCrapUrbanGarageGarage Sale Author:Amy Lee
“I was a busy kid in high school - a little bit of an overachiever, I guess. Prom king was kind of silly, but the rest of the stuff was important to me.” KindLittlesImportantKidsSchoolStuffBitsKingsLittle BitHigh SchoolBusySillyPromOverachiever Author:John Legend
“I didn't care for most of the books I was being asked to read in school. I started reading like crazy right after high school when I got a job in a mental hospital. I was working my way through college, and I did a lot of night shifts, and there was nothing to do. So I read like crazy, serious stuff, all the classics.” WayBookCareSchoolJobsNightReadingStuffCrazyCollegeSeriousHigh SchoolMy WayHospitalsNight ShiftAfter High SchoolLife After High School Author:James Patterson
“I think once I was in high school - I had boyfriends and stuff like that, but I think when I was younger, I went through a period where I looked like a boy, and people thought I was a boy.” PeopleThinkingSchoolStuffBoysPeriodsHigh SchoolLike A Boy Author:Amanda Peet
“When I left home after graduating high school, I left as a migrant agricultural worker with a Modern Library edition of Plato in my duffel bag. It sounds kind of crazy, but I loved it. I loved the stuff. Before I knew there was a subject called philosophy, I loved it.” KindPhilosophyHomeSchoolLeftStuffSoundCrazyModernSubjectsHigh SchoolWorkersLibraryBagsGraduatesPlatoMigrantsGraduating High School Author:Dallas Willard
“I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now it’s been just much more about the country stuff and soulful folk.” CountrySchoolUsedStuffRocksHigh SchoolPhotographFolksPunkBack WhenPunk RockVenuesSoulful Author:Garrett Hedlund