I had a teacher who recommended I take improv classes in Chicago - I'm from Evanston, Illinois - so I did improv classes at Improv Olympic, and that kind of opened me up. Lauren Lapkus chicagoclassevanston Change image and share on social
I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me. Matt Kuchar clubgolfgrind Change image and share on social
I had a ten-piece band when I was 21 years old, the Bruce Springsteen Band. This is just a slightly expanded version of a band I had before I ever signed a record contract. We had singers and horns. Bruce Springsteen bandbrucecontract Change image and share on social
I had a terrible bout of acne after I turned 30. Kate Winslet acneboutterrible Change image and share on social
I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to get words out. Nina Conti babydreamflick Change image and share on social
I had a terrible job letting me do anything that wasn't comedy. Val Guest comedyjoblet Change image and share on social
I had a terrible manager once who described my career as 'spiraling downward.' Rickie Lee Jones careerdownwardmanager Change image and share on social
I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone. Ken Venturi lotproblemresult Change image and share on social
I had a terrible time hiring rich people. It sounds funny, but the problem is when things go wrong they can ask, 'Why am I doing this?' You don't ever want anybody asking that question. You want them to say, 'I know why I'm doing it, I need the money, let's go' or whatever it is that draws them. Ben Horowitz drawfunnyhire share on social
I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything. David Bailey feministhateseventy Change image and share on social