Centre Quote by Michael Bierut

I wanted to be a set designer when I was young.

— Judi Dench

I always wanted to be a designer. It was when I started modelling for my college shows that I came under the spotlight.

— Neha Sharma

I moved to New York and went to art school at Parsons School of Design. Became a photographer. Became a creative consultant.

— Kevin Kwan

At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It…

— Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

I never wanted to be a fashion designer, although there is a book somewhere of fashion design I did for a collection when I…

— Gwendoline Christie

I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist.

— Dick Bruna

When I was a kid, I really wanted to be a writer and an artist when I grew up. So in college, I was…

— Caterina Fake

I always wanted to be a fashion designer and I learned costume illustration in high school. That was an incredible high school. It was…

— Diana Ross

I came to write after several mini careers. I did live theatre, managed a cosmetics store and was a local television personality.

— Sandra Brown

I have known that I wanted to be a designer since I was 8 years old.

— Rachel Roy

When I was 11 or 12, I wanted to be a fashion designer. I would draw outfits all the time in my school books…

— Katy Wix

I grew up wanting only to be an illustrator. I studied art at Laurel School in Cleveland and at Smith College.

— Natalie Babbitt