Acting Quote by Marlee Matlin

I played Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz.' That was my first role on stage.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I started in musicals. My first professional experience was Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' in Palm Springs.

— Lindsay Hartley

I've been acting since I was 8 - I used to play hockey and there was a kids' theatre down the street from my…

— Nico Tortorella

I started acting as a child in Community Theatre but I didn't do any serious stuff. It was all musicals like 'Annie' and 'Wizard…

— Michelle Williams

When I was 12, I played Dorothy in my community theatre production of 'The Wizard of Oz,' and it was very critically hailed by…

— Lindsay Mendez

I've wanted to act since I was seven. The year before, I'd been a munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz' and was overcome with…

— Sian Clifford

My mom put me into a performing arts elementary school back in Cincinnati, so I started studying acting in school when I was seven.

— KiKi Layne

I started auditioning, and the first job I ever got was understudying Amy Ryan in 'The Sisters Rosensweig' on Broadway, directed by Daniel Sullivan.…

— Sarah Paulson

Initially I started in theatre as a Shakespearean actress before film and television. I've always been an artistic child growing up and I knew…

— Lorraine Toussaint

I did ballet and gymnastics, and then I started acting when I was eight - just doing amateur theater at a place called Oldham…

— Olivia Cooke

I started acting when I was seven, and I didn't get my first role till I was nine. So for two years, I was…

— Gaten Matarazzo

The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a star and left home…

— Kandyse McClure