I think that when I was child, acting was mostly just a hobby for me. It was something that my parents encouraged… — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me.… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
As a child, I lived with being punier than other boys in class. The only consolation was my parents' empathy - they… — James D. Watson Copy Share Image
We're not an acting family, but my parents have always encouraged me. — Keeley Hawes Copy Share Image
I love to improvise when it's appropriate and encouraged by a producer. — Rob Paulsen Copy Share Image
I'd gone to Wellesley College, an amazing women's college where the students were encouraged to follow our dreams. However, after I graduated… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to my father argue politics into the night and taking trips every Saturday to the Hood River library… — Dale T. Mortensen Copy Share Image
I've always been into visual effects. It was something I took keen interest in before films happened. Ironically, I am a part… — Emraan Hashmi Copy Share Image
We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to provide to the public. We have brought… — Richard Ben-Veniste Copy Share Image
Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about… — Lily Cole Copy Share Image
I wasn't good at examinations, but I went to a very good secondary school - Bolton-on-Dearne - with wonderful teachers, who taught… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
In German science, we have a special problem. We lose talented women at the time they get pregnant. Some of it occurs… — Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Copy Share Image
After 'Superstar,' I was encouraged. I felt audiences wanted to be challenged. — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
Sometimes you're encouraged, and other times disappointed. It's a matter of going in and precluding all that with, 'This is what I… — Craig T. Nelson Copy Share Image
Young writers need to be encouraged to write - just write - with no restrictions on form, style or content. — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
My mother passed away when I was 14, so there were certain things I missed in terms of upbringing. Maybe my mother… — Joie Lee Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a faith healer and medium, and he always encouraged faith in the unseen. I believe in fortune tellers. — Luke Goss Copy Share Image
My happiness is not dependent on others; it comes from within. Spiritual growth in a person is never encouraged, but it is… — Sonu Nigam Copy Share Image
I had a teacher senior year in high school. He was a theater teacher, and he basically was a little bit like… — D. B. Sweeney Copy Share Image
I was conscious of being wordy as a child. I was a terrible talker. I memorised the Latin names of flowers at… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
My father also encouraged my love of nature. He urged me to become a Cub Scout, and later a Boy Scout, and… — Ed Begley, Jr Copy Share Image
You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother… — Jurnee Smollett Copy Share Image
For those of us that were involved from the first days of 'Battlestar,' we were encouraged to give of ourselves and to… — Jamie Bamber Copy Share Image
It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to… — Paul Singer Copy Share Image
