I think I was 8 or 9 when I did my first play. It was at a community level, but that's when I knew that this is what I loved doing.
I first started to sing when I started to talk. As soon as I could form words and sounds together, I was singing.
I think the first thing that I really did was 'Traffic Light,' which was more of a half-hour sitcom. And from there, I just got more comedic roles.
I did a commercial when I was, like, 5 or 6 years old for... what was it called?... Cabbage Patch Kids! That was the first thing I ever did. Little bit embarrassing.
Every crowd is different. But that's something that I enjoy, and you can feel it in the first few seconds when you walk out on stage. You know, how a crowd is.
A writer’s brain is like a magician’s hat. If you’re going to get anything out of it, you have to put something in it first
Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.
First of all, I think all countries in the world have agreed it is not in anyone's interest to test-fire a missile, or whatever its is.
First I wanted to be an ice skater, and then I saw 'Bye, Bye Birdie,' and everything changed. I'm glad I learned through the process of theater.
I think because I was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam, people were thinking: 'She's not like normal people.'
I am my parents' daughter, and I always want to be. But I first wanted to make sure that I was standing on my own two feet.
When I first came out to L.A., Hollywood's idea of a Latina was Mexican. It was almost like they had never seen or heard of an Afro-Latina before.
The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang.
The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known.
I am not sure why, but I have been obsessed by the Atom Bomb ever since it first happened.
When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.
My literary career kicked off in 1956 when, as a resident of Swansea, South Wales, I published my first novel, 'Lucky Jim.'
My daughter Karen was born in 1958, the year my first Paddington book came out, so she grew up with him.
My first real break was when my college sketch troupe, The State, was asked to contribute pieces for a new MTV show called 'You Wrote It, You Watch It.'
Inch by inch it's all a cinch, by the yard it's hard. Go for it -- no matter how slow or long the process seems at first.
To maintain peace in the world, first maintain peace inside of you. A restless mind can never generate beneficial ideas.
