- Neighbor
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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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
Friends at school were always quite shocked that we holidayed in Nigeria, but it was all pretty middle-class, really.
- Nov 07, 2020
I was a super nerd in school.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I applied to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and didn't get in the first year, so I worked at Costa and the Dean Gallery Cafe then applied again and got in the next year when I was 18. I was so excited.
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always wanted to be an actress. I went to summer theater camp from kindergarten on up until high school, and always had the leads in all the plays - even though they were at the YMCA - but it was something I always wanted to do.
- Gaddafi
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- Nov 07, 2020
In primary school in south-eastern Nigeria, I was taught that Hosni Mubarak was the president of Egypt. I learned the same thing in secondary school. In university, Mubarak was still president of Egypt. I came to assume, subconsciously, that he - and others like Paul Biya in Cameroon and Muammar Gaddafi in Libya - would never leave.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came second in a 1,500-metre running race at school. I knew I couldn't have come first, so second was my version of first.
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always the guy getting kicked out of my classes at school for having an attitude problem.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never done fashion school or anything like that. But I have good instincts.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.
- Donated
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- Nov 07, 2020
While visiting Costa Rica, I was inspired to hear that someone had donated a playground to a local school. So when I returned to L.A., one day I just called the principal of a nearby elementary school and asked what I could do. Five years later, I've helped make over nine schools, repainting, renovating, and fixing up playgrounds.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't until my last year of college, 1976, that I decided well, maybe he's right. Delbert had been pushing me since high school to put 100% into my music.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
My younger brother runs a guesthouse, and my sister is a janitor. I have not given them money because they earn their own money. I pay for their children's school fees.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In school, I was the quietest girl ever! I had a lot of trouble in school. Kids were mean to me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I studied music; I studied theater. I went to school for it, so I kind of treat it in that manner, that whether or not I can hang out, I've always been the one to go in my room and chill.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I couldn't see a future of doing anything other than performing. I didn't like school if I'm being honest. I would have settled for performing in any capacity.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a big music guy. Hip-hop, R&B, old school, jazz.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020