Deborah Kara Unger Quotes

When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Julliard, and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia.

I started doing theatre more seriously in college.

I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the bug and loved it.

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

In college, I started out doing musicals and Shakespeare.

I went to the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art and returned to New York where I started my career.

I was a drama major through college.

I got into plays in high school then I ended up going to college for it.

I'd love to do more theatre and acting. I attended a performing arts high school in London, and it would be great to be able to put all of that training to use again.

I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously. I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.

In my sort of young, idealistic mind, I was just like, 'Well, it's either theater or film for me, and that will be that!'

When I played 'Annie' in the seventh grade, I knew from then on that I wanted to be an actor.

I've always been a creative person since I was young. I enjoyed art, museums, plays, but it wasn't until I was about 10 that my mother encouraged me to choose a career, and it was acting.

Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school.

I studied performing arts at college and wanted to act.

I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.

I worked in theater my whole life. My mom was a drama teacher at my middle school. In high school, I was Drama Club President every year, and then I auditioned for conservatory acting programs.

I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.

I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays.

I did a lot of theater growing up, and in college I was in the musical 'Chicago.'

Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for. Once that had got cleared up, from 13 on, that was it.

When I came up to New York to do a play, I passed by Julliard, and I was like, 'Oh I heard of this place.' I applied, and ended up getting in.

I have a passion to do theater.

I was involved with my theater program in high school, and I was involved in a festival where I could audition for a lot of different schools.

I do enjoy acting, but it is such a game. So for that reason, I don't think I'll ever leave London.