I had been asked to start going out for roles here and there throughout my career, but I know that acting is a hard thing; it takes a lot of work, and I was traveling. I didn't have the time to really focus on it, so I really waited for the right project to come along. Marisa Miller actaskcareer share on social
I had been attempting novels since I was 14 but always ran out of steam. High hopes, poor craftsmanship. Michel Faber attemptcraftsmanshiphigh Change image and share on social
I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles and not to be the plaything of power and might - which I now know, of course, to be an absolute nonsense. International law should be spelled l-o-r-e. David Lange absolutebringconjurer share on social
I had been building electronic musical instruments since I was a kid. Robert Moog buildelectronicinstrument Change image and share on social
I had been carpooling kids for 33 years. Caitlyn Jenner carpoolingkidyear Change image and share on social
I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time. Lee Child americacomeexposure share on social
I had been coming to New York, pretty much once a month, to dance on Broadway. I was offered a huge Broadway show but couldn't do it because my brother was having his huge Bar Mitzvah. Sami Gayle barbroadwaybrother Change image and share on social
I had been designing for Alessi and Swid Powell and Steuben and high-end people, and people always complained, 'Michael, we'd love to buy your stuff, but it's too expensive.' Michael Graves alessibuycomplain Change image and share on social
I had been doing all my school plays, elementary school, middle school, and high school, and then summer. I'd wanted to act for a long time, and I thought I was going to go to college and do theater, go that route. But 'Superbad' kind of fell on my lap. I was very, very lucky for that. Christopher Mintz-Plasse actcollegeelementary share on social
I had been doing MP3 players and handheld computers since 1990-1991, and so they sought me out because of my experience. And about 18 generations of iPod and three generations of iPhone later, I decided to leave Apple. Tony Fadell applecomputerdecide share on social