“I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff.” TryingMadeWantedSchoolGirlStuffSportsHairAcademicUniformsStrictInkVolleyballNunDipOther GirlElementary SchoolSandpaper Author:Zosia Mamet
“Junior high is so much worse than high school because at least in high school different is more accepted, celebrated actually: all the girls with blue hair and gothic Hello Kitty backpacks.” DifferentSchoolGirlHairHigh SchoolBlueAcceptedHelloGothicJuniorsJunior HighKittiesBlue HairHello Kitty Author:Nikki Reed
“I wasn't a jock in school, and by the 10th grade, when I was in boarding school I was carrying water buckets for the girls' hockey team. I was the kid with long hair and glasses and acne trying to learn how to play guitar and piano in the music center. I was not an athlete past the age of 13 or 14 when they start throwing the ball really fast.” TryingLongPlayKidsAgeSchoolPastGirlWaterTeamHairBallsGuitarGlassesAthletePianoGradesHockeyThrowingBucketsJocksLong HairAcneHockey Team Author:Michael Weatherly
“I'm a child of the downloading age. I remember when I was 10, a friend who went to the same school as me came to our [school's] costume party with a really weird hairdo. She had all these little knots in her hair. I asked her who she was and she said she was Björk. I thought this Björk must be a really cool person, so I got on the internet when I got home and found as much as I could on Björk and I fell in love.” ChildrenLittlesPersonsSaidHomeAgeSchoolRememberFoundPartyHairInternetCostumesRemember WhenReally CoolKnotsReally WeirdHairdosCool Person Author:Tove Styrke
“They're always such alive females. And also, all those love stories - no man in Austen has ever fallen in love with a female heroine because she's pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. They fall in love with them because of who they are, because of their vibrancy and their intelligence and if only we were teaching that a bit more in schools.” IfsMenLongStoriesSchoolBeautifulFallBitsAliveTeachingHairFemaleFalling In LoveLove StoryFallenBlondeHeroinesAustenBlonde HairVibrancyLong Blonde Hair Author:Anna Maxwell Martin
“People can graduate from beauty school and know everything about white hair and nothing about African-American hair.” PeopleKnowsSchoolWhiteHairAfrican AmericanGraduatesWhite Hair Author:Tracie Thoms
“Sometimes, growing up, I tried to be very Latina; I would change my voice... experiment with my hair a lot, trying to figure out who I was in a primarily white school.” TryingSometimesSchoolVoiceWhiteGrowing UpGrowingFiguresHairExperimentsLatina Author:Monica Raymund
“In British culture, redheads get teased at school. But I've grown up enough to realize I love my hair.” EnoughSchoolCultureRealizingHairBritishBritish Culture Author:Lily Cole
“The one thing I would like to get across about my whole feeling regarding high school is how I was when I was fifteen. Gawky. Always a hem hanging down, or strap loose, or a pimple on my chin. I never knew what to do with my hair. I was a mess. And I still carry that fifteen-year-old girl around now. A piece of me still believes I'm the girl nobody dances with.” YearsBelieveStillsWholeFeelingsSchoolGirlPiecesOne ThingHairHigh SchoolMessFifteenAdolescenceChinsFifteen YearsHemPimplesFifteen Years Old Author:Nora Ephron
“As a teenager I was crazy about David Bowie. He was a huge inspiration for me. I dressed a little bit crazily in school and dyed my hair every colour under the sun.” LittlesInspirationSchoolBitsSunCrazyHugeHairLittle BitTeenagerColourBowie Author:Clive Owen
“In high school I would mess with my hair and makeup all the time.” SchoolHairHigh SchoolMessMakeupHair And Makeup Author:Selma Blair