Audition Quote by Sarah Shahi

For the first six years of my career, I was relegated to those girl-next-door, sweet, cheerleader kind of roles, and it was really frustrating…

— Erika Christensen

I loved auditioning because it was just an opportunity to act. Whether or not I got the job was the next hurdle, but the…

— Zachary Quinto

I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I wasn't creative or theatrical. I was just doing everything. I was head cheerleader, valedictorian - it was ridiculous!

— Terry Gilliam

In the past my career emphasized variety, singing, dancing and only some acting.

— Joey Heatherton

I worked my butt off in high school and received a lot of scholarships for college and to throw all that away for acting…

— Kellan Lutz

I was a swimsuit model, and I got bored. Acting was challenging. It was very hard and intimidating. We choose to do things in…

— Christa Campbell

Acting is something I always wanted to try after wrestling, and I felt like this was a perfect fit.

— Shawn Michaels

I always wanted to be an actress, but I was embarrassed to say so, and somehow I found myself in the dance track. I'm…

— Inbar Lavi

I always wanted to perform in some capacity since I was a kid - I was a ballerina, then a singer before acting.

— Mary Elizabeth Winstead

I think that dancing has helped or prepared me, in a number of different ways, for the film industry, especially with controlling your nerves…

— Mia Wasikowska

I loved performing in the 'High School Musical' movies - that didn't seem like work - but the gym felt like torture!

— Ashley Tisdale