Chicago Quote by Lionel Hampton

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

— James Iha

I started doing professional theater and industrials in Chicago when I was a little squirt.

— Cecily Strong

I was in my early twenties. I was 22-ish. I graduated from college and went right into teaching. The first year, I taught in…

— Craig Robinson

I think how Chicago plays a role in my life - it had such a role in my youth and the decisions that I…

— Kaskade

I went to a number of schools when I was a kid on the south side of Chicago.

— Melvin Van Peebles

I left before I had the opportunity to pursue work more widely in Chicago.

— KiKi Layne

In the late 60's I was enrolled at Occidental College majoring in philosophy and taking several studio art classes, but I dropped out. It…

— Stephen Beal

I actually started working in Chicago while I was still a student; I did the Chicago premiere of 'The History Boys' at the end…

— Alex Weisman

My musical education was grounded in blues and Chicago blues - John Lee Hooker and Otis Redding.

— Hozier

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

— Sarah Shahi

I was a teacher. I also worked at Harlem Children's Zone. I moved back to Baltimore and opened up an after-school, out-of-school program on…

— DeRay Mckesson

I think Chicago people are very special people, and the Midwest's confluence of East Coast-meets-Midwest sensibilities had to, on a formative level, inform me…

— Daniel Sunjata