Age Quote by Claire Danes

I wanted to act from a young age and it didn't seem like a reality for me growing up.

— Keeley Hazell

Growing up I had amazing parents who really let me be creative and free. I was the youngest of three by six years, the…

— Julie Taymor

My parents always knew that I wanted to act, so it didn't really come as a big surprise. The only thing they told me…

— Rumer Willis

I wanted to act since I was 14, but I was dissuaded by my mother for various reasons. She told me I would be stereotyped.

— Masaba Gupta

I always wanted to act, but not because my parents were associated with the industry.

— Keerthy Suresh

I was a very driven young person.

— Rutina Wesley

When I was a kid people always asked why I didn't act like the rest of my family, and parents would say, "Well, she…

— Blake Lively

I was a very defiant child, and my father encouraged that. He wanted me to be as wild and creative as possible and didn't…

— Sadie Frost

I hail from a small town. My parents were never apprehensive about my decision to take up acting - they've been a constant support…

— Sriti Jha

I didn't have stage parents and sometimes I've envied people who did because I felt like, I guess, I'm compulsively worried I'm not accomplishing…

— Chris Thile

My parents were very young when they had me. They were still growing up and learning themselves. They did the best they could, but…

— Justin Bieber

My parents must have done a great job. Anytime I wanted to pursue something that they weren't familiar with, that was not part of…

— Sally Ride