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I applied to Oxford in the '80s and was invited to an interview. It was like a scene from 'Billy Elliot.' People were making…

— Fiona Hill

Believe it or not, I was just given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee.

— Dolly Parton

All the people at university were very aristocratic - except me, because I was on scholarship. And everyone there voluntarily wore suits and ties…

— Genesis P-Orridge

I went to a Catholic school, so of course we had to wear uniforms. My only form of expression was in shoes and the…

— Camille Guaty

I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a "bad impression." Like I was…

— Steve Winwood

On the first day of middle school I wore high-heeled shoes that you weren't allowed to wear. I remember being so embarrassed because in…

— Emma Stone

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

— Bob Uecker

I got locked into a tradition [at Cambridge] of doing comedy.

— Eric Idle

I shy away from celebrity status because I don't want to be known as that guy. But I had a chance to partake in…

— Teddy Bridgewater

Getting expelled from secondary school and going to a more arty-farty college gave me the incentive to perform and opened some doors.

— Kayvan Novak

I wish I'd gone to university. I had the opportunity to go to Oxford but by then I'd already started as a comedian.

— Les Dennis