After school Quote by Peter Jacobson

I left school my senior year to do a play at the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. Then while I was doing a play,…

— Lee Pace

I thought I should go to New York because it was the place to go to study. I went and tried to get an…

— Maureen Forrester

Naivete is the real reason I applied to Juilliard. I wanted to study drama and not musical theater because I have a hard time…

— Gayle Rankin

I applied to a few conservatories. I was sure that I wouldn't get in, and I didn't plan to go to N.Y. But then…

— Susanna Phillips

I went away to this summer program after my junior year of high school. They used to have this thing called the Governor's School,…

— Zachary Quinto

I so desperately wanted to fit in. There was a trajectory, and obviously, our society tells us that you go to high school, you…

— Diane Guerrero

When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a…

— Mahershala Ali

I had an unusual college experience because I traveled the world while going to school at the same time. Now, to look back, I…

— Su-chin Pak

I decided I wanted to be a dancer. Juilliard was in walking distance from home, so I very stupidly went and applied, not realizing…

— Paula Kelly

Before I left for Germany, I had gotten accepted to the performing arts high school in New York, which was a big dream of…

— Nina Arianda

I feel like I owe Juilliard everything... coming from Kentucky at age 17, having a school like that giving me a chance. And if…

— Jess Weixler

I was in college, but I got kicked out. It was a very free school, but I created a "bad impression." Like I was…

— Steve Winwood