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School Quotes
On learning, growing up and finding your own pace.
These quotes cover school in different forms: a childhood spent in Sunday school, being a late bloomer among faster-moving classmates, and skipping formal film training entirely to learn a craft directly. For lighter school-themed content, see our Jokes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to school, I didn't know a lick of English, but it was okay because there were so many immigrants in the area, a lot of the kids didn't speak a lick of English, either. It was normal to have a wicked accent.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to school for culinary arts. I love to cook. That's a talent not a lot of people know about.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew nothing about martial arts. The coach told me I was talented with learning martial arts, and put me in a school. Three years later I got my first championship in China.
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- Nov 07, 2020
During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a very small percentage of people that take limos to school and have $2000 handbags - no one in my high school had that!
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did it all, singing, the harp, piano. But I was so shy, I'd wake up at six to practice piano because I didn't want anyone to hear me play. But then I'd do a big show in school where everyone would see me, and that was actually alright.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't really start performing until high school. My whole family is actually in the business, and started in the business in Chicago, so I was going to shows when I was a teeny-tiny kid, but I didn't really start performing until high school.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did play Jesus in 'Godspell,' in high school, because I guess I'm a nerd.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents made me finish high school before I started acting, and I did, like, two weeks of fine arts college before I was like, 'This sucks. I'm going!' I got a few small jobs, and then I booked a big-for-Canada feature.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always told at school I was posh, then I came to London, and here I'm told I have a country accent.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I, in middle school, started really, really liking country music because it tells a story. It's really dramatic; I'm really dramatic. There's a lot of emotion. It was like, 'This is a perfect fit,' and I was teased mercilessly for it.
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- Nov 07, 2020