My first professional audition as an actor was when I was…

Although I won many titles on the competition circuit, my first professional audition was in 2015 for the popular German version of 'Strictly Come…

— Oti Mabuse

It can't be overstated how wonderful it is not to have to audition any more. Any actor will tell you, it's like Christmas.

— Bill Nighy

Real-life conduct aside, LaBeouf, a Los Angeles native, has been working steadily as an actor since he was 12 years old.

— Elvis Mitchell

I got started as an actor when I was 12.

— Ray Bradbury

My first professional audition - god, I've never told anybody about this - was for a test commercial, I think it was for Xbox.…

— Henry Lloyd-Hughes

My first professional audition was for a radio play in Manchester. That was the first audition that I got. It was my first paid…

— Jodie Comer

I ran away from my house when I was about 12 years old to audition for a film.

— Anil Kapoor

I learned more in 11 months in running for president than I did in 12 years of school.

— Joe Exotic

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

— Steve McQueen

I started playing music when I was 12 years old.

— Chris Jericho

For 12 years, I was playing writer's rounds.

— Walker Hayes

If you watch Cheers, in 12 years they didn't age a day.

— William Devane

African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

— Chaka Fattah

When I was 12 years old, I got involved with an organization called Artists for a New South Africa. One of its missions is…

— Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Goofy was the word that was used most often by my sisters because I've been this tall ever since I was 12 years old.

— Will Smith