“I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every theatre in London.” SchoolDramaPaidDuesLondonTheatre Author:Richard O'Brien
“No, I had no problem communicating with Latin American heads of state - though now I do wish I had paid more attention to Latin when I was in high school.” StatesProblemSchoolPoliticsWishAttentionHigh SchoolPaidCommunicateLatinNo ProblemLatin AmericaHead Of StateLatin American Author:Dan Quayle
“I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided, 'I'm going to turn this around.' And I did: I got straight A's and was named 'outstanding senior.” IfsCareSchoolTurnsCollegeHigh SchoolDecidedPaidHatedSeniorOutstanding Author:Pauley Perrette
“I would read fishing reports on the road and then it just occurred to me: I should go to sea school and get my captain's license, see if I can get paid to be out here every day.” IfsShouldI CanSchoolSeaPaidReportsFishingCaptainsLicense Author:Mickey Melchiondo
“I decided at school that the only sensible way to make a living by arranging words in a pleasing order was by working on newspapers, because you got paid at the end of the week or the end of the month.” WayEndsSchoolOrderWeekMonthsDecidedPaidNewspapersSensibleArranging Author:Terry Pratchett
“I was, throughout school, in the theater program. Through elementary school, junior high, high school, and then J.J. Abrams, my closest friend in the world, we were living together. He was writing, and I was trying writing; I wasnt getting paid for it like he was, but I always had the acting bug.” WorldWritingTryingSchoolTogetherActingHigh SchoolProgramPaidTheaterClosestBugsJuniorsElementary SchoolJunior HighLiving TogetherClosest FriendsAbram Author:Greg Grunberg
“Mum did a lot of commercial theatre and farces in the 1980s and '90s to make sure the school bills were paid.” SchoolPaidBillsTheatreMumFarce Author:Benedict Cumberbatch
“My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was Just William. It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel.” FirstsShowsSchoolJobsRolesTvsDramaPaidTv Shows Author:Lily James