I Think My Parents Were Happy That I'd Gone To University And Gotten A Degree In History So They Thought, 'Well If Acting Doesn't Work For Him, He Can Always Become A History Teacher Or Something.' Fortunately, The Acting Worked Out. - SearchQuotes

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I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't work for him, he can always become a history teacher or something.' Fortunately, the acting worked out.

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