Academy Quote by Benjamin Walker

Growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I took classes as a young girl and became very serious about ballet, and also performed with a…

— Cathy Marie Buchanan

I actually came to New York when I was 12 and did ballet school for a little while. I was being groomed to be…

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

I trained with the American Theatre of Harlem, and by the grace of God, that was my foundation to understanding the art of storytelling…

— Rob Morgan

One of my sisters was doing dance, and I'd watch from the back of the classroom in my trainers. Slowly, I started integrating myself…

— Jonathan Bailey

I did do ballet seriously and considered being professional and all of that, and I went to Tisch and got a dance degree.

— Monica Barbaro

I grew up wanting to be a ballet dancer.

— Hilary Farr

I was drawn to performing and to storytelling.

— Nina Tassler

I dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer. I studied with the Royal Academy of London for 11 years, and that did not pan out,…

— Diane Kruger

I used to do puppet theatre and also mime and musical theatre in Florida for competitions and festivals, which was great. I was very…

— Wesley Snipes

I grew up in the theater and danced ballet atrociously.

— Maureen O'Hara

Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories.

— Kelsey Chow

When I was 12, I was doing competitive jazz, tap and ballet in Michigan. The studio put the best dancers together, and I joined…

— Jillian Rose Reed