When I was starting, there were wool mills in the U.S. that could make you anything. The U.S. used to produce the most beautiful cotton denim in the world. Now all that is gone. Anna Sui beautifulcottondenim Change image and share on social
When I was starting to get noticed as an actor in the 1970s for something other than the third cowboy on the right who ended up dying in every movie or episode, Burt Reynolds was the biggest star in the world. Bruce Dern 1970sactorbig share on social
When I was starting to write, the great influence was T.S. Eliot and after that William Butler Yeats. Howard Nemerov butlereliotgreat Change image and share on social
When I was still at school, I'd help Dad at the concrete yard he had prior to the garden centre. I was doing things there, like driving the tractors and forklifts, that most kids my age couldn't. Rick Astley agecentreconcrete Change image and share on social
When I was still drinking, I thought I was kind of in control of everything in my life and other people's lives and realized at some point that that just wasn't the case at all. Jason Isbell casecontroldrink Change image and share on social
When I was still in high school I knew I wanted to live in California. Tila Tequila californiahighknow Change image and share on social
When I was still in my psychiatric residency training in New York City, I was subjected to the doctor draft of that time, during the early fifties, at the time of the Korean War. Robert Jay Lifton citydoctordraft Change image and share on social
When I was still in prep school - 14, 15 - I started keeping notebooks, journals. I started writing, almost like landscape drawing or life drawing. I never kept a diary, I never wrote about my day and what happened to me, but I described things. John Irving daydiarydraw share on social
When I was straight, I had the courage and energy to become an actress. I owe my career to my will to stop using. Kirstie Alley actresscareercourage Change image and share on social
When I was studying, I was part of a children's entertainment company, and I'd have to dress up as a pirate or fairy and go to corporate parties and entertain the children. I will never, ever do that again. The worst was the demanding children - I've never been so exhausted doing a job as that one. Shelley Conn badchildcompany share on social