Acting Quote by Will Kemp

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

I was a professional dancer before I was an actor.

— Alex Meraz

I grew up wanting to be a ballet dancer.

— Hilary Farr

I grew up learning ballet and then I took up contemporary as I got older. I probably thought I was going to be a…

— Elizabeth Debicki

When I first moved to New York I wanted to be a dancer, I danced professionally for years, living a hand-to-mouth existence.

— Madonna Ciccone

I was a dancer for over 20 years.

— Carmella

I wanted to be a dancer from when I was about nine or something like that and started ballet. I used to really like…

— Mia Wasikowska

From the ages of 5 to 17, I was a competitive dancer. I even went to an arts high school and double-majored in dance and theatre.

— Madelaine Petsch

My career as an actor started when I was six years old, taking dancing lessons. Then I started getting paid jobs to dance at…

— Sid Haig

I grew up as a competitive dancer.

— Ariana DeBose

I came into the industry as an actor. And moved on to become a star with the help of my dancing skills.

— Mithun Chakraborty

I did ballet, jazz and flamenco from when I was five years old. And my professional career started with dancing in musicals.

— Jennifer Lopez