I only ever wanted to be a model. This acting thing…

I used to be a model, but acting was never on my mind.

— Shaheer Sheikh

Those years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean.

— Graham Norton

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.

— Emilia Clarke

Those two years at drama school were nutty and weird. I didn't love it at all - I loved my class; I have so…

— Aisling Bea

From there I did a one year theatre acting course in Fife, and then three years of drama school in London.

— Ewan McGregor

What I learned, in the two months that we shot, I don't think I could have learned in two to four years of drama…

— Steven Yeun

I trained for three years at drama school to be an actor - not a celebrity.

— Orlando Bloom

You're just constantly outputting, and giving all you know so you don't have time to look inside of yourself and to really reflect. The…

— Fala Chen

It's a good time for me, but it's only recently I've become comfortable in my job. At the start, it's hard having the nerve…

— Ruth Wilson

When the time came to make a decision about what do in life, I found myself thinking that acting was the thing I loved…

— Emily Watson

The only thing I think I can be accused of about paparazzi is being really naive. I didnt think about it coming along with…

— Paul Bettany

If the accident of genes has put you in a place where you can be a role model, then be somebody!

— Lauren Hutton

I played sports. The acting thing was just a direct blessing from the Lord, because I lost my discipline to play sports, and I…

— Omar Benson Miller

Acting was the first thing that obsessed me when I was 8-9 years old.

— Deepti Naval

I've become really aware since putting out music that some people can't get past the acting thing. But acting was never what I meant…

— Jacob Anderson