“I grew up in an eclectic house where people were listening to all types of different music. I also think being educated, eloquent and knowing how to talk for yourself in the industry makes you go a long way.” PeopleThinkingWayLongDifferentHouseKnowingListeningGrewTypeIndustryGrew UpEducatedLong WayEloquentEclecticDifferent Music Author:Tinie Tempah
“I'm a very fortunate person. I get to choose the movies that I want to do. I have a lot of friends in this industry that don't get to do that. I grew up in L.A. A lot of my friends are actors so I realize every day how lucky I am to have this opportunity, so while I'm here, I'm going to try to do exactly what I want.” WantTryingPersonsActorsOpportunityRealizingGrewIndustryLuckyGrew UpMy FriendsFortunateLots Of Friends Author:Christopher Nolan
“I grew up loving action movies and films that were set in supernatural, unimaginable places. So I take being a woman in the film industry who is able to do action movies very seriously because I'm making the kind of movies that I wanted to watch as I was a kid and that inspired me and are the reason as to why I am here.” KindReasonKidsAbleActionWantedFilmWatchesGrewIndustryGrew UpInspiredBeing A WomanFilm IndustryUnimaginableAction Movie Author:Zoe Saldana
“My parents had an independent theater company here in Sweden during the 1980s, so I was raised watching my parents create independently, having a lot of fun and just doing what they wanted to do. I think that idea of independence as an artist was something I was always used to. And then I entered the industry from a very commercial perspective, and things were very different then from what I grew up with.” ThinkingIdeasDifferentWantedUsedArtistFunParentCompanyPerspectiveGrewIndustryGrew UpTheaterIndependentIndependenceRaisedSweden Author:Robyn
“I grew up in Hollywood, California. A lot of my parents' friends were in the motion picture industry, but I saw their doctor friends as more solid. I admired them; there was a peacefulness in them, a sense of purpose that I liked. So I became very interested in being a surgeon.” PurposeParentSawsGrewIndustryGrew UpDoctorsHollywoodCaliforniaSurgeonsMotion PicturesPeacefulness Author:Spencer Johnson
“No one else in my family is an actor or aspires to be, and most of my friends aren't actors. Most of my friends are the people that I grew up with back in Georgia. It's really helpful to be surrounded by a world that's bigger than the entertainment industry.” PeopleWorldActorsGrewIndustryGrew UpMy FriendsMy FamilyBiggerEntertainmentHelpfulAspireGeorgiaEntertainment Industry Author:Chris Lowell
“As I got older, I had a bunch of friends that were various teen stars. I've always known people in the spotlight and people who just grew up in LA and had nothing to do with the industry.” PeopleStarsKnownGrewIndustryGrew UpVariousBunchSpotlight Author:Troian Bellisario
“I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion] is a little bit more disorganized. But it's exciting for me because, when you're a performer, there is a fashion element.” LittlesBitsFashionGrewMomIndustryElementsLittle BitGrew UpExcitingMy MomEditorsPerformersMusic IndustryVogueDisorganized Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“Even though I grew up in L.A., no one in my family was in the movie industry.” GrewIndustryGrew UpMy FamilyMovie Industry Author:Alden Ehrenreich