I grew up with my parents in the kitchen discussing the audition my dad had that day or moaning about something or other in the industry, so it was unglamourised and normalised for me from a very...

I spent my time in Serie C: that's a league that grinds you down and spits you out.

When I did small films like Lily and Buenos Vista, everyone thought my career would be ruined.

Acting is always going to be number one, but what I learned in film school, I want to make that happen too, so I'm going to actually start working on my own.

I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.

I got my developmental deal first, and I got 'Total Divas.' Everything from there it just went, boom! I was living my life on reality TV. I had to perform for WWE as well as show that to the whole...

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and...

I actually got a part from auditioning for something in 'Back Stage' magazine.

I want to be in the UFC as long as I can. I don't want to rush anything. It did take me a long time to get here. I'm in no rush to get to the top 10 or the top five before I'm ready.

I never played coffee shops; I just played a lot of coffee shop-sized venues. I took every venue I could get my hands on.

If I only get to play Malaysian roles, there wouldn't be very many roles for me to play.

I got fired - November 8, 1979. And all of a sudden, I got a call, two weeks later, about doing a game on ESPN. And I truly said - Scotty Connal, the head of ESPN production at the time, was the guy...

I was 11 and living in Kosovo. I knew I wanted to perform but didn't feel like I could do it there. So I moved back to London on my own at 15, carried on going to school, and started posting cover...

I've always just took notice of what's going on in the wrestling business and who the younger fellas are, and younger ladies, that are interested in this.

Luckily, 'Rakta Charitra' did well in the South and I started getting a lot offers from the Tamil and Telugu film industry.

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that.

Looking at magazines and being someone who wanted to act, as a kid, I was very much influenced by things I saw.

Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work.

You have to succeed as a young actor, then as a dad actor, those would be my 'Harvey Moon' years, then as an old actor.

I cannot get away from 'Streets,' like, no matter what I do! That was my very first professional job.

Not many college students know what they want to do.

I've started getting into quite a bit of voice work, definitely from 'Battlestar.'

My first movie was with Mike Nichols.

To have a chance at a big club, if it goes well and the club is happy and I am happy, then I can definitely see a longer-term future in Italy.

My three years in Manhattan were sort of my university years. I was learning by myself, and it was a tough time. That's when I began writing articles for newspapers back home about life in New York....

The first job I got was this TV job in this show called 'The Unusuals.' Then I did a play called 'Slipping,' and at the same time I was rehearsing another play at Playwrights Horizons, and that kind...

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I wanted to go somewhere I could be more part of the team and where the coach really trusts me. At Schalke it wasn't really like that.

I started acting almost on a whim to help my music career.

I want to do something that is meaningful. After working for all these years, I want to do better as an actor now and choose roles that are challenging and satisfying.