Independent Quote by Gavin Esler

I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education,

— Rory Bremner

I was twelve when I went to boarding school in Edinburgh.

— Jamie Parker

When I was 13, I won a scholarship to boarding school. My parents let me choose whether to go, and I decided I wanted…

— Stephen Mangan

I had to leave school at 14 because my father got injured in the mines and I had to support my family. I was…

— Brian Blessed

I studied theatre at Glasgow University and then was lucky enough to land a scholarship with a theatre group in Edinburgh.

— John Tiffany

But, as a kid, I was travelling. Africa, Singapore, Australia, America, South Pacific, Philippines, France - I spent two years in each place and…

— Angus Macfadyen

I won a scholarship with the Brixton School of Building. I screwed around, not putting in a proper attendance.

— Ronald Biggs

I studied in Glasgow and, when I was young, I spent four years solely in theatre.

— Denis Lawson

I was the last one to get a scholarship out of my year - at 14, I think. I couldn't play up front because…

— Kyle Walker

When I was 24, I won a Rhodes Scholarship.

— Rachel Simmons

My older brother was a musical prodigy, and he got a scholarship to the Bronx House Music School. We moved to the Bronx when…

— Anonymous

I went to high school in the highlands of Scotland.

— Lily Nicksay