I went to the Glasgow Youth Theatre and they just let me in. But I was so shy that I was there… — Bill Forsyth Copy Share Image
I'd auditioned for the National Youth Theatre and I didn't get a place and it was terrifying. — Matthew Macfadyen Copy Share Image
Mum snuck me into speech and drama classes and into the National Youth Theatre and said I was going on a summer… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I had a very nice, cozy childhood. I did lots of plays at school and worked with the National Youth Theatre as… — Lucy Punch Copy Share Image
The best thing my mum and dad did was to send me to the local youth theatre. I loved that; I felt… — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
I think that what I'd like to instil is that if you join the youth theatre, it's a gateway into greater career… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up. — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I wasn't very academic at school, but the Wolsey Youth Theatre was the saving of me. — Noma Dumezweni Copy Share Image
I only went along to youth theatre with a friend when I was young to try to make myself a bit more… — Anne-Marie Duff Copy Share Image
I was very fortunate that a teacher saw that I read a lot and got bored very easily and had a lot… — Justin Chadwick Copy Share Image
It was in New York, and I've always wanted to film in New York. And the writer was a teenage friend of… — Rosamund Pike Copy Share Image
I don't even think places like the National Youth Theatre (NYT) are necessarily about wanting to be an actor when you grow… — Ashley Jensen Copy Share Image
I became an actor by doing school plays and youth theaters, and then National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. And then I… — Chiwetel Ejiofor Copy Share Image
My family moved out of London's East End to a tiny village. The school I went to was supposed to be mixed… — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
Youth theatre isn't just about a precocious child that wants to sing and dance in front of people. It's for everyone; it's… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
The first time I came to London on my own, I was 15. I was absolutely oblivious to so many things. I… — Gina McKee Copy Share Image
I was always far more into anything creative that called for a bit of active participation, like reading aloud in class. Then,… — Morfydd Clark Copy Share Image
I was in the National Youth Theatre, too, but there was no dancing there. I was doing plays like 'Julius Caesar' and… — Robert Rinder Copy Share Image
The National Youth Theatre did one very simple but incredible thing for me: it made me realise I had choices. — Gina McKee Copy Share Image
I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. But then a lady at the youth theatre asked… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
I got involved in the Surrey Country youth theatre which led me to go to drama school where I realised that this… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
When I was going through school, I joined the Lyceum Youth Theatre, and that kind of cemented it. Through being in and… — Sam Heughan Copy Share Image
My brother and I did theater in high school, and were both in Pennsylvania Youth Theatre. It was awesome. When you go… — Kate Micucci Copy Share Image
I haven't done any 'Fringe' shows since I was about 17. Then I performed with my youth theatre in a show where… — Neve McIntosh Copy Share Image
One of my best memories is with a really good group of people in the Canberra Youth Theatre. We did a play… — Samara Weaving Copy Share Image
When I first started acting, I was actually working with the National Youth Theatre in London doing anti-knife crime workshops, so I… — Joe Cole Copy Share Image