Actress Quote by Amanda Bearse

I grew up in the theater, my mother is an actress, I was always around the world of acting and theater.

— Alicia Keys

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

— Sarah Shahi

I grew up in the theater, went to school for directing and playwriting.

— Jerrika Hinton

I worked in theater my whole life. My mom was a drama teacher at my middle school. In high school, I was Drama Club…

— Jenn Proske

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

— Laura Linney

I eventually became an actor, starting with doing stand-up comedy in New York and then theater wherever they would let me. Finally, I moved…

— Nolan North

I did a lot of community theatre and met a manager that worked out of Philadelphia, and she started sending me up to New…

— John Gallagher, Jr

Being an actress wasn't realistic. I knew that I was going to have to do it in a way that would speak to my…

— Gina Rodriguez

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing…

— Jenna Fischer

I was a musical theater kid in high school.

— Rian Johnson

When I was 18, I joined the Screen Actors Guild, and after college I came to New York.

— Marla Maples

I was a musical theatre geek in high school and college.

— Toks Olagundoye