When I was starting out, doing guest spots on TV, and even commercials, I would go in with a whole crazy wardrobe and some terrible accent. Obviously, I was doing too much. If you bring too much flavor to it, it's absurd. There's something to just being spontaneous. James Franco absurdaccentbring share on social
When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books. Elizabeth Moon bookfictionshort Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, I didn't know what the hell I was doing and my person who was helping me out, I didn't even have an agent, got me five or six big auditions for leads in movies in 1986 that I had no business auditioning for. I think I ran out of three of them before I'd even finished. John Corbett agentauditionbig share on social
When I was starting out, I followed along the path that seemed to be marked out for me - from high school to college to law school to professional life. Peter Thiel collegehighlaw Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, I thought I would go into comedy and there would be a mentor, like the Philip Seymour Hoffman character in 'Almost Famous,' in my life, and there just wasn't. It was really frustrating for me because I desired that so much. Mike Birbiglia charactercomedydesire share on social
When I was starting out in 1988, I was doing cartoons on President George H. W. Bush, Iraq and the fall of Soviet Union. Steve Breen bushcartoonfall Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops. Lynda Obst chopdevelopmentexec Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, when I put aside my career as an economist. I looked at every book, went to every show, did my first stories, developed my first films. A fabulous time. Sebastiao Salgado bookcareerdevelop Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, William Goldman took me under his wing, and he's still the person I show pages to. Aaron Sorkin goldmanpageperson Change image and share on social
When I was starting out, young actresses had the studio system to protect them. Now you have a host of sharks, from your agent to your publicist to your lawyer. Francesca Annis actressagenthost Change image and share on social