“When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.” KidsMotherFatherTheaterNerdDescendingOrpheus Author:Logan Marshall-Green
“When I was 13 years old, a professional theater company in my town needed a kid actor. I auditioned, and I got the part, so for just a few weeks I became a member of the company and I met some professional actors.” YearsKidsActorsCompanyWeekNeededMetsMembersTheaterTowns Author:Trevor Nunn
“I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.” KidsFunChanceActingTheater Author:Gaspard Ulliel
“I went through a really good-looking phase from birth to 9. And then things went crazy. I don't know what happened, but between 9 and 14 it was really, really rough. I didn't have a lot of friends. The only ones who were nice to me were the theater kids. And they were like, 'You can come and join us. No one likes us.” KnowsKidsNiceHappenedCrazyLike YouBirthTheaterLikesRoughPhasesLooking GoodLots Of Friends Author:Cristin Milioti
“I come from classical theater training and when I went to college it was a bunch of kids that were hand-picked from around the world. I was around such brilliant young minds and incredible artists with incredible teachers.” WorldMindHandsKidsYoungArtistTeacherCollegeTrainingTheaterIncrediblesBrilliantBunchAround The WorldYoung Minds Author:Joe Manganiello
“I did theater as a kid, more of an after-school program. But every night I would put on a movie and fall asleep to it.” KidsSchoolNightFallProgramTheaterEvery NightAfter SchoolAfter School Programs Author:Scoot McNairy
“You know, when we were kids, we had to go to a theater to see a movie. And then television came in and you had to wait until midnight to see the one you wanted to see. Now, all you've got to do is go to a store and buy it and you can watch it whenever you want!” KnowsWantKidsWantedWaitingWatchesTelevisionTheaterStoresMidnight Author:John Zorn
“You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from Star Search or Survivor or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.” PeoplePlayKidsStarsTheaterComedianSurvivorStand Up Comedian Author:Steve Zahn
“I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.” LittlesRealKidsMotherActorsCompanyTheaterActressesLittle KidCubaDefaultMiamiLike Her Author:Yul Vazquez
“I didn't know what the path was that I wanted to be as an actor, to be honest. I've been doing a lot of theater since I was a kid, so I was just sort of taking opportunities.” KnowsKidsWantedActorsOpportunityPathHonestTheaterBeing Honest Author:Guy Pearce
“This sounds so bogus, but I would love to, at some point when my kids are in college, is just go do a whole season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and do a year of plays. Most actors miss the days of live theater.” YearsPlayWholeKidsActorsSoundMissingCollegeSeasonsTheaterFestivalsOregonLive Theater Author:Donal Logue
“As a kid, before I got into music, I did all the drama classes, went to theater camp in the summers, so it wasn't totally a foreign world.” WorldKidsClassDramaSummerTheaterCampsDrama Class Author:Carrie Brownstein
“My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.” KidsMotherCoursesNew YorkTheaterUnclesAuntNunAunts And UnclesIrish Family Author:Ellen Pompeo
“I did my first show when I was five and I was the King of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The kids theater company, I was the youngest one, so there wasnt a part for me, so they made me the king of the Oompa Loompas.” FirstsMadeShowsKidsCompanyFiveKingsTheaterChocolateFactoriesCharlieCharlie And The Chocolate Factory Author:Max Schneider
“I was obsessed with movies when I was younger. During the summer, I would go by myself to a theater down the street from my house. I saw every comedy or science fiction movie that came out. My kids love going to the movies, but 3D scares them.” KidsHouseFictionSawsComedyStreetsSummerTheaterScience FictionObsessedScareKids LoveScience Fiction Movie Author:Allen Covert