Character Quote by Jinkx Monsoon

My first starring role was in 'Rumpelstiltskin' and the lightbulb moment for me came when I had to stamp my foot at the end…

— Denis Lawson

I think 'Ballet Shoes' was a very pivotal role for me. I was about 14 then, and it was an incredible cast: Eileen Atkins,…

— Lucy Boynton

In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.

— Vincente Minnelli

My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the…

— John Candy

My very first role was when I was 2 1/2 years old; I was one of Nora's children in 'A Doll's House,' with my…

— John Lithgow

I did ballet, tap and modern dance - I loved Janet Jackson with a passion - and I was good enough to star in…

— Denise Lewis

I did The Seagull, the Chekhov play, on Broadway, a couple of years ago, and I had done it in London, and I became…

— Carey Mulligan

I played Simone, the French tutor for the daughter of a rich Manhattan couple, who goes to a costume ball as Marie Antoinette. While…

— Louise Linton

Yeah I had the poof thing before the acting because I did ballet.

— Kelvin Fletcher

I took ballet dancing forever, and there was a natural transition into acting.

— Judy Greer

I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.

— Patricia Velasquez

I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in…

— Mikhail Baryshnikov