I read everything I could find in English - Twain, Henry James, Hemingway, really everything. And then after a while I started writing shorter pieces in English, and one of them got published in a literary magazine and that's how it got started. After that, graduate school didn't seem very important. Aleksandar Hemon, writer
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American writer known for his novels, short stories, and essays that explore themes of displacement, identity, and memory.
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I had done some work when I was starting in with photography on westerns, and photographing them was the greatest pleasure I had. If I was ever qualified for anything, it would have had to do with making westerns. But as I started working on pictures with people like Katharine Hepburn, I got further away from the thing I really liked to do. George Stevens, director
George Stevens was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work on classic films such as "Giant," "A Place in the Sun," and "The Diary of Anne Frank."
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I did freelance cartooning off and on from college graduation in 1991 through ABC News hiring me in 2003. I did a weekly comic strip for 'Roll Call' for about nine years. I sold cartoons and caricatures to 'The Los Angeles Times' and 'The Washington Post.' I drew as much as I could. It's really tough to make a living doing it. Jake Tapper, journalist
Jake Tapper is an American journalist and author who is currently the chief Washington correspondent for CNN and anchor of The Lead with Jake Tapper and State of the Union.
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I never wanted to be a reporter. I took a job at the New York Post as a clerk because I couldn't get a job in magazines, which is what I really wanted to do. Maggie Haberman, journalist
Maggie Haberman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who currently works as a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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I had worked my way up at Fox. I started in 2007, working the overnight shift on the weekends. I would do one-minute news-of-the-day updates every hour on programs like 'Hannity.' Ainsley Earhardt, journalist
Ainsley Earhardt is a journalist and television personality who currently works as a co-host of Fox News Channel's morning show, Fox & Friends.
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My father being in the movie business, I thought being an actor would be great. But when I started singing to people in coffeehouses, you know, singing folk music and then, later, singing songs that I started to write myself, I felt more than an affinity for it. David Crosby, musician
David Crosby is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work as a founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
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If you'd asked me at the start of my career I would have said I was going to be a manager. I may still be in future, but there seemed to be an expectation it was a natural progression for me. Jamie Carragher, athlete
Jamie Carragher is a retired English professional footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool and the England national team.
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I studied philosophy and ended on sociology. For some reason, all the advanced courses in philosophy were offered 4:30 to 6:30, so I could never go because of football, so I had to switch. Lawrence Jackson, athlete
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When I finished my degree I became a physics and maths teacher. And worked in the international school in Brussels, because like many kids, after University I went home going 'ahhh I don't know what to do'. I happened to fall upon a job there because they were desperate for a physics teacher which is a common theme among many schools. Layla Moran, politician
Layla Moran is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford West and Abingdon since 2017.
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I lived in L.A., and the possibility out there is endless. I could've done reality TV! It was offered to me plenty of times. But that just wasn't where my heart was. If I wanted quick fame or quick money, I could've taken that route, but it just wasn't settling right with me. Karrueche Tran, actress
Karrueche Tran is an American actress and model, best known for her role in the TV series Claws.
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I did photography in summer camp; I did it in high school. The only hard decision I've had to make was whether to go towards photo or film. And I ultimately realized that the type of photo I was interested in was actually photojournalism. And it's a very individualist career, whereas film is a very team-driven medium. So that's why I chose film. Rachel Morrison, director
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Would I want Johnny Depp's career? Sure! But do I want all the trappings and all the stuff that comes with that? I don't know. It's a pretty serious trade off. Can you prevent it? Probably not. Jai Courtney, actor
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