Book Quote by Sarah Dessen

My father was a writer, so I grew up writing and reading and I was really encouraged by him.

— Anne Lamott

My grandparents - both of my mother's parents - were actors, and they ran the Reading Repertory Theatre Company, through the town of Reading,…

— Kate Winslet

I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as…

— Xavier Samuel

I'm from a family of educators. I grew up with books in my house and in my hands and my parents in my life.

— Vic Mensa

My father was a writer and an acting teacher.

— Noah Hathaway

I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain.

— Jackson Browne

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as…

— William Kempe

My parents are the reason I wanted to make Shakespeare available to ordinary people.

— Kenneth Branagh

Where my dad taught me everything about writing, Graham Paterson, who gave me my first job at The Times, taught me everything about journalism,…

— Giles Coren

My dad is a big extrovert - he's a doctor - but he always loved Shakespeare, and he took us to tons of theater.

— Vanessa Kirby

For a long time, I worked in film and theater, but reading started when I was much younger. I was always a reader.

— Lisa Lucas