Jason Winston George Quotes

My first show in high school was 'The Music Man.' I was a junior. I played Harold Hill. I did the role at the University of Miami, too. I do love that musical. To do it in high school and college and then to do it professionally - I mean, come on!

I didn't start auditioning until my 10th birthday when I auditioned for 'Matilda' The Musical in London! It was actually the first time I realized that it was a career I could pursue.

My introduction to acting was through theatre, so I actually saw a couple of Broadway shows that made me want to be an actor.

I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.

My interest in acting came from seeing Broadway shows on summer trips to New York as a child. It was the original production of 'A Chorus Line' in an easy tie with the first 10 -15 minutes of Dustin Hoffman in 'Tootsie' that hooked me on the romantic idea that the impossible, difficult life of a struggling actor was for me.

At a very early age I knew I wanted to be an actor and then more specifically that I wanted to be on Broadway and be in musicals.

I think on a bucket list for a performer is definitely doing a stage show, whether it's in Vegas or on Broadway or whatever.

When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm definitely gonna do this.' After that, I did little shows and started auditioning.

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.

Inside I never said I wanted to do theatre or be an actor.

I came out of drama school thinking I'd do some theatre, maybe some television, and maybe, someday, a film.

In high school, my first thing ever was I played Tony in 'West Side Story' when I was about 17. I was a really shy kid, and I just, like, forced myself to learn how to sing this one month because I loved 'West Side Story' so much, and I somehow managed to get the role.

My dream was to be a working actress that would be working in theater.

I've done a lot of acting. I'm not saying I'm the greatest, but I'd love to act, I'd love to sing.

It is hard to get good actors who also do television, ads and films. Theatre requires six weeks of rehearsal for a play.

I played more performances of 'Chris' in 'Miss Saigon' than anyone else.

The idea was always to be an actor.

Here in England, my becoming an actor was considered unimaginative.

I found acting when I was 14, when I got cast in the chorus in a high school play, 'The Boyfriend.' In my high school, we did mainly musicals, so I just started doing nothing but musicals for years and loved it.

My first performance was as one of the orphans in 'Oliver!'

I want to expand what I do and definitely focus a little more in the acting, theater world.

I was an anguished little girl with just one wish: to become an actor. I debuted in live theater at 14 with Dario Niccodemi's 'La Nemica.'

I've been doing theatre for years, but film acting has broadened my horizon.

When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My mum enrolled me in a local theatre group, and it all went from there.

It's a dream to be in a company of actors.