“I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.” ChildrenAgeWantedYoungActorsParentActingCareersPathFieldsMinesUnderstoodIndianSupportiveYoung Age Author:Archie Panjabi
“For minority actors, developing our own projects has to be the eventual path. We have a lot of stories to tell and a really unique voice. But none of that is going to be heard as long as we're just the hired hands, acting.” LongStoriesHandsActorsVoiceActingPathHeardProjectsUniqueDevelopingMinoritiesUnique Voices Author:Jimmy Smits
“When you suppress your true feelings or follow a path that isn’t really yours, you aren’t living your authentic self. Your soul made a plan for this life before you incarnated, and that plan is your true life purpose. Acting in line with your life purpose is one way to live in the light, another step on the path toward expanded consciousness.” WayMadeSoulSelfFeelingsLightPurposeLinesActingConsciousnessStepsPathPlansOne WayThis LifeYour SoulPurpose Of LifeWay To LiveAuthentic SelfTrue LifeTrue Feelings Author:Deborah King
“Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” IfsWantUseGoalActingBehindsTechnologyPathClearCreationIntellectualLaysPropertyContraryVehicleElectricCompellingMotorTransportPatentsAdventInitiateAccelerateIntellectual PropertyLawsuitGood FaithTeslaLandminesElectric Vehicles Author:Elon Musk
“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my own social media, record, and try to vocal produce myself as much as possible, write my own songs, style myself, and learn the business side. If I didn't do acting or music, I was going to school for business. God has put me on this path and I can honestly say I wake up every day doing what I love.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingI CanHardRunningSchoolSongSocialProcessSidesMy OwnActingCareersPathRecordsMediaStyleInformationProduceHard WorkInvolvedWake UpSocial MediaHonestlyVocalMusic BusinessLearners Author:Asher Monroe
“I think the greatest gift actually acting is that I have a true fascination and love for people, and the way they are, and all the choices they made in life and all the different paths they took. I feel like acting gives me an opportunity to dig a little bit into that. That's great because it's eye-opening and it makes you an open person.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeDifferentEyeChoicesOpportunityBitsActingPathLittle BitAnd LoveGive MeOpeningFascinationGreatest GiftsEye OpeningDifferent Paths Author:Wes Bentley
“I aspired to be a writer and then I just started getting acting work. I really didn't have a direct goal, I just knew I wanted to be in this industry telling stories and doing this for a job. I thought my path was going to be as a writer, but I'm pretty happy doing it as an actor.” StoriesWantedJobsActorsGoalActingPathIndustryDirectTelling Stories Author:Jake M. Johnson
“I'm really loving acting. I want this as a career. I'll still write music and collaborate with people, but I'm focused on the acting path.” PeopleWantWritingStillsActingCareersPathFocused Author:Julianne Hough
“I would like to continue acting. I tell people I can't go back to real life. I have to see how far I can go with it. I am serious about it, and I believe that it's my calling. I think it's what my life's path is. It's what God has given me. It's what I was born to do. And so I must do it.” PeopleThinkingBelieveI CanRealGivenI BelieveBornActingPathSeriousCallingReal Life Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“My goals are to continue acting and also to produce some independent films in the next few years. Music is a passion of mine, so I also want to continue along that path, creating with my friends.” WantYearsFilmPassionNextGoalActingPathProduceMinesCreatingMusic IsMy FriendsIndependentIndependent Film Author:Sasha Grey
“And then, one acting class turned into two, turned into four, and then turned into, "I love this. I could do this for the rest of my life. But, I don't have a background in acting. I never acted in college, or did anything like that. How can I go about doing this?" That meant going to grad school and getting some training, and I did. I literally walked down the path. It was real fortuitous for me to walk by that school, that one morning.” TwoRealSchoolWalksActingClassMorningPathFourCollegeTrainingBackgroundsActing ClassesGradGrad SchoolFortuitous Author:Tim Kang
“I meditate. Like probably a lot of people, my mind was opened almost ten years ago with The Secret. From there, I devoured anything Wayne Dyer ever wrote. I listen to him constantly in my car. And Eckhart Tolle. And Paramahansa Yogananda. All this has helped me through the ups and downs of acting and kept me on my path.” PeopleYearsMindActingSecretPathCarTenYears AgoUps & DownsWayneTolle Author:Graham Shiels
“I think people like Lena Dunham really opened up the door to what was possible, and they've inspired young women to go into filmmaking and writing and directing and acting in a way that maybe they didn't before, because now there is a path and there are jobs.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingJobsYoungActingPathDoorsInspiredFilmmakingYoung Women Author:Judd Apatow
“Originally, I wanted to do humanitarian work. I actually feel that getting into acting, which fate has led me to, is my window and path into humanitarian work. I always said I want to do something important. And I feel this work is what's helping me get there.” WantFeelsSaidImportantHelpingWantedActingPathFateWindowHumanitarian Author:Evangeline Lilly
“Nobody would ever think, "Oh, get into acting so you can live the straight and narrow path," but it gave me a sense of discipline and focus.” ThinkingActingPathFocusDisciplineNarrow Path Author:Juliette Lewis
“I have criticized foreign policy, but that does not mean that we should agree with everything. Indeed, we criticize a lot of things, we think that our partners make many mistakes [may be we make mistakes too, no one is immune to making mistakes], but as for the economy, I repeat that, in my opinion, the European Commission and the leading European economies are acting very pragmatically and are on the right path.” ThinkingShouldMayMeanDoeActingMistakeOpinionEconomyPathPolicyAgreePartnersRepeatsMaking MistakesCriticizeForeign PolicyImmuneRight PathWe Make Mistakes Author:Vladimir Putin
“I repeat that, in my opinion, the European Commission and the leading European economies are acting very pragmatically and are on the right path.” ActingOpinionEconomyPathRepeatsRight Path Author:Vladimir Putin