I had been accepted to film school, but my parents couldn't afford it, and yet they made too much money for me to get a scholarship. Ryan Murphy acceptaffordfilm Change image and share on social
I had been acting since I was seven years old, but I had a combination of things happen at about the same time. 'Austin Powers' came out on DVD, I got a series regular gig on 'Buffy' and 'Can't Hardly Wait' came out. Seth Green actaustinbuffy share on social
I had been active in various bar associations ever since I was a law student, and I think that also helped because it made me more of a known quantity. Jacqueline Nguyen activeassociationbar Change image and share on social
I had been afraid of breast cancer, as I suspect most women are, from the time I hit adolescence. At that age, when our emerging sexuality is our central preoccupation, the idea of disfigurement of a breast is particularly horrifying. Geraldine Brooks adolescenceafraidage share on social
I had been an abject fan of Robert Stone since the early eighties, when I borrowed a copy of 'A Flag for Sunrise' to read on a plane to Rome. I was twenty-something, with a first novel under my belt. Madison Smartt Bell abjectbeltborrow Change image and share on social
I had been an academic all my life. As academics, you tend to believe the smartest people are in academia. Sebastian Thrun academiaacademiclife Change image and share on social
I had been an activist on the issue of HIV, primarily in the African American and Latino communities here in the U.S. for many years. It was horrifying to me how the pandemic was raging right here in this country but no one was talking about it. Gloria Reuben activistafricanamerican share on social
I had been an eyewitness to a truly historic moment in American pop culture. Jean Shepherd americancultureeyewitness Change image and share on social
I had been an independent entrepreneur from the beginning, and I felt I could do it myself. I didn't want to get a job. David L. Wolper beginentrepreneurfelt Change image and share on social
I had been around Bruce Willis for two straight movies, so I saw the way the paparazzi follows him and the way the public is with him. He's a mega-star over in Europe. Cole Hauser bruceeuropemega Change image and share on social
