And then it was like, wait, you can go to college and study theater? And act in plays? This is almost a racket, you know. And then when the opportunity came along to do it professionally, I thought I'd won the lottery.
But only a brief moment is granted to the brave one breath or two, whose wage is the long nights of the grave.
Kamal Ahmed, Comedian (1966) |
Sidney Altman, Scientist (1939) |
Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman (1956) |
Anne Baxter, Actress (1923) |
Joseph Cannon, Politician (1836) |
Angela Carter, Novelist (1940) |
Owen Hart, Entertainer (1965) |
Joseph Joubert, Writer (1754) |
Edwin Land, Inventor (1909) |
Frederick Kelly, Athlete (1974) |
Stanislaw Lec, Poet (1966) |