Sherry Yard Quotes

My first paying job might have been doing a play, actually. My mom paid me to dress up as a flounder at my sister's 'Little Mermaid' - themed birthday party when I was little.

I was 7, and I remember being given a part in a play and thinking, This is exciting.

I developed my taste for coffee at five, staying with my grandmother in Connecticut.

The first film I can remember seeing on TV was 'The Brides of Dracula.' I was instantly hooked.

My first solo was in church when I was five.

The first comic I ever read was an 'X-Men' themed anti-smoking PSA they gave out in health class when I was about 10.

The accordion was the first instrument I played, when I was 7 years old.

The first song I wrote was called 'Here I Go Falling In Love' I wrote it in the sixth grade.

I have been passionate about the oceans since I dipped my toes in the water at the first age of three.

The first record I got, I think I stole. I was with my mother; she turned her back, and I slipped it in my coat. And I think it was 'Cry Baby' by The Bonnie Sisters. That or 'Lucille' by Little Richard.

I would go through my mother's makeup kit, and I think she thought it was really cute. I was only three or four years old.

The sheer sensory experience of San Francisco is unlike anywhere else. Not just the physical beauty, but the textures, the feel, the wind, the ocean. It's a monumental feeling unrivaled by anywhere else. Its a world class, gorgeous city. And the coffee is great.

When you unbox a My Little Pony or a Strawberry Shortcake doll, you were hit with a sweet, impossibly perfect fragrance of fresh, machine-made plastic oftentimes infused with floral and fruity notes to bring the toy to life. That third dimension of sensory experience made the toy so real to me.

I've always loved music since I was a little kid.

The first record I was really into was the Drifters' 'When My Little Girl Is Smiling.'

The first rock record I ever bought was 'Great Balls of Fire.' I was real little, and I went to Atlanta to get it.

The first time I ever went on set was during 'Fiza' when I was in Class X.

My first day at Duddingston Primary is probably my first memory.

I remember, for my fifth birthday, Chet Baker sat me on the upright piano, and he played just for me for a few minutes. I can still remember the pressure of the air on my chest. It was my first physical contact with sound.

The reason I started dancing in the first place was my dad took me to see 'Bring In 'da Noise, Bring In 'da Funk' when I was 9.

I remember the first time I ever wrote down a song was when I was 6. I was at my friend Emma's house, and we wrote a song called 'Girls' Rules.'

I took dance from a very early age, although my first recital, I remember refusing to go onstage. I think I was three. It's funny because that stage was also my high school theater stage.

One of my first memories is running up and down the theatre at Wakefield Opera House.

I played a bee! It was a Polish fairy tale we performed at school when I was seven or eight. I had wings fixed to me.

I was five years old the first time I got drunk.