Sam Elliott I grew up in Sacramento and spent a lot of time in the Saturday matinee. I just thought, ‘Wow.’ It’s that magic of sitting in a dark theater as a little kid. That was in the ’50s. – Sam Elliott Dark Quotes Grew Quotes Kid Quotes Lot Quotes Magic Quotes Matinee Quotes Sacramento Quotes Saturday Quotes Sitting Quotes Spent Quotes Theater Quotes Time Quotes Wow Quotes I really never had any thought about being a legitimate actor, like a stage performer. I wanted to make movies. I wanted to do television and make movies. I was in the cement end of the construction business, as a laborer. I was pouring concrete, and stripping forms off of set concrete, and pulling nails, and stacking plywood, and doing that kind of thing. I was in peak condition in those days.
Maryam Mirzakhani I like crossing the imaginary boundaries people set up between different fields – it’s very refreshing. – Maryam Mirzakhani
Derek Luke I was watching TV at age 9 or 10, and my mom said that I came from the front room and I told her that I want to act. And she said if you want to do this at 18, then you can. It was a very simple story, yet, I do not even remember the conversation that I had with my mother. Until she reminded me of the story many years later. – Derek Luke
Ahmad Balshe I take every chance I get to teach kids that you can get money fast, but legit’ money lasts. – Ahmad Balshe
Janet Mock I learned to hide aspects of my personality. Playing with girls was fine, for example, but playing with their Barbies was something I could do only behind closed doors. – Janet Mock
Scott Ian What I love about ‘The Walking Dead’ is it’s a human story, which is to me what makes the comic book so good, but once you jump from the pages of the book to the screen, the gore and the zombies have to look great. – Scott Ian
Gugu Mbatha-Raw I never wanted to be like anyone growing up. It’s always been about the enjoyment, and I’ve just never wanted to imitate anyone. – Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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