Class Quote by Leslie Uggams

I let my youth be led by this want to be an actor, for good and bad. Regardless of whether your parents are middle…

— Naomi Ackie

I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.

— Kangna Ranaut

As a kid, I really wanted to have my own show. But when you grow up in poverty, people tell you nothing is possible.…

— Cristela Alonzo

I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for…

— Tinie Tempah

My parents wondered what to do with this insufferable show-off. They chose acting for me and I'm very grateful I can still make a…

— Honeysuckle Weeks

When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed from anything…

— Geena Davis

I was blessed to grow up with parents who weren't enamored of show business.

— Skyler Samuels

I watched both of my parents lose their jobs. I was like, 'Why am I paying all this money to be in school, and…

— Esther Povitsky

I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.

— Nell Carter

My parents were not the typical kind of showbiz parents where everything had to be, you know, study, study, study, study, when it came…

— Leslie Uggams

My parents weren't keen on me watching television when I was growing up, in the 70s and 80s, which is ironic given that I've…

— Lucy Worsley

My parents weren't involved in show business but my parents would show me. We'd watch old films in the house.

— Alden Ehrenreich