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I went to the University of Georgia for a year before I left, and then I went to live with Eileen Ford in New…

— Kim Basinger

The whole time I was modeling, I had a place in Paris, and a place in New York, and I was really single.

— Boris Kodjoe

After I finished school, I headed for Los Angeles, thinking, 'Movies. Beaches.' But I wanted to do serious stage work, so I upped sticks…

— F. Murray Abraham

I worked at a hot dog place, a bagel place, the Jersey Store and the hottest fashion joint around. I was getting too famous…

— Wale

Working was a new thing; waking up early in the morning and going to bed late at night... But I’ve met a lot of…

— Barbara Palvin

I got a job when I was 15 because my allowance was about $20 a week which in New York was impossible. So I…

— Lady Gaga

I was a waitress years ago when I was first trying to become an actress, waiting tables in New York City.

— Kim Dickens

When I modeled, I lived in Europe and worked all the time. I did runway, and that's all I did.

— Andie MacDowell

I was sort of a jack-of-all-trades in show business for a long time. I was a singer and a dancer, and then I got…

— Christopher Walken

I began modeling in N.Y. and doing commercials. That led to regional theatre and then Broadway and then movies.

— Ian Ziering

I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've…

— Katherine Webb

I modeled a little bit in Georgia growing up. I did catalogs and different things, but then when I came to L.A., I became…

— Melissa Ordway