When I was an academic, I'd sometimes get a little feeling of excitement when I had an idea that was, I hoped, fresh. And whether anyone should act on that idea is a very different question. Cass Sunstein academicactexcitement Change image and share on social
When I was an actor, I was part of a team, which I loved. You are a part inside something which is larger. Ross Kemp actorinsidelarge Change image and share on social
When I was an actor, I worked with lots of men who had a bit of success early on, who were very good looking, who suddenly made a bit of money and who felt no embarrassment - and nor should they have done - about having a good time. David Nicholls actorbiteearly share on social
When I was an actor in some movies a long time ago, I was so curious about all the camera movements - why is the camera placed here, and why does it move like this? And why the set and the background, the color? It's a lot of questions for me to ask, because I was so interested, not only in acting, but also the whole process of filmmaking. Stephen Chow actactorago share on social
When I was an adolescent, I abandoned my country at 23 years to come to Paris to know Andre Breton, the 'Pope of Surrealism.' And for three years, I was there working with him being a surrealist. Alejandro Jodorowsky abandonadolescentandre Change image and share on social
When I was an adolescent in England, at school we had to read 'Death of a Salesman.' I remember feeling incredibly moved by the portrayal of these people and the idea with which Miller broached the whole subject of failure or failed systems, or the way that people are crushed by a system in which they find themselves. Simon McBurney adolescentbroachcrush share on social
When I was an art student in the early 60's before the acid scene began I was smoking pot just like anyone else who was an artist. Bill Griffith acidartartist Change image and share on social
When I was an impoverished graduate student, I would sometimes spend $20 or $30 on a T-shirt or accessory I didn't need or even particularly want. What I craved was the purchase, not the thing itself. Of course, a sense of not being deprived may fill an emotional void without ruinous consequences. Siri Hustvedt accessoryconsequencecrave share on social
When I was an undergraduate I had very badly annotated editions of Shakespeare's sonnets, all of which left out the important fact that will has a sexual sense in Shakespeare's sonnets. Thom Gunn annotatebadlyedition Change image and share on social
When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear. Portia de Rossi anorexicdisappearliterally Change image and share on social