Actor Quote by Jovan Adepo

My parents are super-traditional. To them, any career in the arts - they just wouldn't have it.

— Jax Jones

Mum and Dad always wanted me to do whatever I was happy doing. I nearly went to art college at 16, but decided to…

— Stephen Graham

My mother and father were interested in the arts.

— Ken Adam

I was told growing up that the arts were just a hobby - that I couldn't do it as a career.

— Mena Massoud

My father made sure that I had lots of levels of education - from ballroom-dancing to painting, commando training, theatre and magic.

— Baz Luhrmann

I know that my father was a little nervous about me pursuing a career in the arts.

— Ethan Slater

My parents were very encouraging in having us get into the arts, whereas I have a lot of friends that didn't have that.

— Thundercat

My father is a visual artist, so I was influenced by him, and my mother is an English teacher who forced me to read…

— Taika Waititi

Both of my parents were incredibly supportive of me being in any arts, because they were both in the arts. They weren't the typical…

— Aya Cash

My parents were involved in the record industry, so I was exposed to the arts very early.

— Max Greenfield

My father was a very popular singer and stage actor during his time, in the 1950s. But he didn't take any formal lessons in…

— K. J. Yesudas

My parents were always doubtful about my making a living as an artist. Even when I was up for the Turner Prize, my mum…

— Cornelia Parker