When I first started acting, I never thought I'd be on TV…

When I started acting, I thought everything should be issue-based and that there should be a helpline at the end of every program.

— Jason Isaacs

If I wanted to do something on stage, I wanted it to be something I could really get into and feel.

— Michael Socha

I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't…

— Lily Tomlin

I was very shy about acting. I thought you had to be confident. I was confident with my friends, but I would never think…

— Sarita Choudhury

When I first moved out to Los Angeles I was thinking, you know, I wanted to be an actor but I didn't really know…

— Michael Biehn

I remember growing up knowing I wanted to be on the stage. I wanted to get to London as soon as possible and start…

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

I've always wanted to be on stage.

— Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

I didn't know I wanted to go into entertainment, but I knew I wanted to be on stage when I was about seven. I…

— Carol Kane

Be it in school, society, or college, I just wanted to be on stage and used to love performing.

— Vicky Kaushal

I left 'Death in Paradise' because I wanted to get back on stage.

— Danny John-Jules

I didn't even think about movies where I came from. I wanted to be on the stage.

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still…

— Katy Perry

Well it was a lot fun with John Boy and stuff, but I always knew that I wanted to be on the front of…

— Eddie Montgomery

I was very vocal about how I wanted to be portrayed on the show, and how I wanted the stage setup to be.

— Melanie Martinez

I loved to dance, and I just knew I wanted to be on stage.

— Ariana DeBose