- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
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
- Challenge
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I've had any adversity. I mean, yeah, I studied hard in school, but that's not adversity. Everyone in the Nuba Mountains has faced incredible adversity, every single one of them. Just to finish primary school is an incredible challenge.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to a masterclass with Jonathan Pryce who said that a successful actor is not a famous actor, it's an actor who acts. And I have been incredibly fortunate to have worked constantly from the moment I left drama school, so I achieved what I set out to do. I am an actor.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum is a primary school teacher and my dad is a music teacher and I've got loads of brothers and sisters.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm 85 years old. I've been in business since I was a teenager, practically; I was in grade school, and I even had a paper route. I always had a job so I could have money to spend on girls.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born and raised in Nigeria. We lived in England when I was 3 and 4, and I would go to summer school every year in Switzerland.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I always say sign up for MySpace and see what your kid is doing. Be his friend on MySpace. Know what your child is doing online because you're going to know more there than you'd ever know when he goes to school.
- Blood
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- Nov 07, 2020
I went to school for about 2 years on a technical course, and I learned a lot. I learned about air mixture ratios and all the stuff; I learned how to draw blood.
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
After film school, I would write 8 hours a day on film and 8 hours a night on TV, and then sleep once and a while.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied screenwriting at film school and was constantly learning how to construct three-act dramas.
- Lot
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never cared a lot for school.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school... whatever... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't have to be told what to listen to. If I like it and it's good, I'll listen to it.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had little problems during high school. It seemed like I was always getting into trouble in summer, going in and out of juvenile hall.
- Poetry
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- Nov 07, 2020