Entire life Quote by Vanessa Williams

When I was young, I was always telling my parents and telling everybody that I was going to be a singer and an actress…

— Naturi Naughton

I always wanted to see my parents without any stress and accordingly knocked every audition for an opportunity.

— Vijay Deverakonda

My parents’ biggest thing was that they just wanted me to graduate high school and go to college. They couldn’t fathom me acting for…

— Mila Kunis

I grew up watching movies and television, and one day when I was really young I told my mom I wanted to become an…

— Cameron Monaghan

My parents were all about education. My mother was a librarian - she retired after 30 years - and she made sure that we…

— Courtney B. Vance

My parents were always supportive. They didn't say, 'Get a real job.' They believed in the arts, and they prepared me to be skilled.…

— Vanessa Williams

I grew up on movie sets, so it was something I just found familiar. When I was growing up also, in high school, I…

— Jake Gyllenhaal

My parents were reluctant to let me start auditioning until I was at least a little bit emotionally stable - I'm still working on…

— Zoey Deutch

I think my parents were surprisingly cool with me entering the arts. Although, I think they thought it was going to be a phase,…

— John Cho

My parents raised me with a never-give-up attitude, telling me I could be anything I wanted to be. I was a serious violinist and…

— Gretchen Carlson

From the time I made my announcement that I was going to be an actor, I auditioned for community theater, did shows at Greenbrier,…

— Reggie Lee

I was really shy when I was younger, so my mom got me into an acting class to see if I would open myself…

— Moises Arias