“Young people have got to start their own theaters, really. All good theater is a kind of mom-and-pop operation. Start your own theater.” PeopleKindYoungMomTheaterPopsOperations Author:Terrence McNally
“My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.” WantYearsWantedYoungActorsFiveMomYears AgoTheaterMy MomFive YearsAuditions Author:Angelina Jolie
“I started acting when I was, like, three. My brother was really smart, and he wasnt being challenged enough, so my mom put him in the theater class. And I obviously followed him.” EnoughThreeActingClassBrotherMomSmartTheaterMy MomMy BrotherReally Smart Author:Nolan Gould
“As a kid, I was a huge fan of movies and acting. My mom was in the sort of community theater, and I always hung around down there, and I was a massive fan of everything I'm kind of involved in now. But fairly ordinary and cheeky.” KindKidsCommunityActingFansHugeMomInvolvedOrdinaryTheaterMy MomMassiveHungCheeky Author:Simon Pegg
“If you don't want your children to know the truth about life don't send 'em to the theater to see Moms 'cause I'm gonna tell them THE TRUTH, hear?” IfsKnowsWantChildrenCausesMomTheaterOur ChildrenYour ChildrenEmsTruth About Life Author:Moms Mabley
“I was home-schooled. My mom wasn't a fan of public school systems. She was scared of letting me go. So, she home-schooled my siblings and I, and she was desperately trying to find something for me to do, for an extracurricular. She was trying to socialize me, so she put me in community theater and I was instantly taken by it.” TryingHomeSchoolCommunityTakenFansMomTheaterScaredMy MomPublic SchoolSiblingSchooledSchool SystemMy Siblings Author:Britt Robertson
“The Sherry Theater, which I named after my mom, is a place I can go. I do want to give back to the community. There are so many people out there who want to be seen and heard, and get connected.” PeopleWantGivingI CanCommunityHeardMomTheaterMy MomConnectedGiving BackSherry Author:Scott Haze
“I had dropped out of theater school after six months and was just staying on my mom's couch at home in Toronto.” HomeSchoolMomMonthsSixTheaterMy MomStayingSix MonthsCouchesToronto Author:Scott Speedman
“Theater is the only thing I always came back to. When I was 9, I asked my mom if I could be on TV. She was like, "Well, okay. You can try."” IfsTryingWellsTvsMomOkayTheaterMy MomIf I Could Author:Liana Liberato
“The only thing that really inspired me for singing was the movie and musical 'Phantom of the Opera.' I went to see it in the theaters, and I loved it so much. And when I got home, I started singing the songs around the house, and my mom thought I was really good, so she asked me if I wanted to do a talent competition. And I said, 'Yes, definitely.'” IfsSaidHomeWantedSongHouseTalentMomSingingTheaterCompetitionInspiredMusicalMy MomOperaPhantoms Author:Jackie Evancho
“I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.” SchoolActingCompanyClassMomInvolvedTheaterMy MomLocalsPerformingDance ClassPre School Author:Fiona Gubelmann
“I've been acting since I was a little kid. It was my escape from my day which had to do with a father leaving, and a mother not being home, and her struggling and doing her best and all that. But it wasn't fun. I would go into theater class. If she were a stay-at-home mom, I wouldn't have that discomfort inside that kept me pushing.” IfsLittlesHomeKidsMotherFatherFunActingClassStruggleMomTheaterLeavingPushingLittle KidDiscomfortStay At HomeStay At Home MomFather Leaving Author:Daphne Zuniga
“I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.” FirstsWantedActorsGrewMomGrew UpTheaterMy Mom Author:Condola Rashad