Music was something I chose that I came to as a kid, and acting was something that was suggested to me.
I tell my kids all the time that I’m so lucky they chose me to be their mom.
I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I’d been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn’t understand, but which I couldn’t say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling.
When Ronald Reagan chose George H.W. Bush in 1980, it was a clear signal that he was running an inclusive campaign; that he welcomed the moderate and even liberal wings of the GOP – there was a liberal wing back then – into his campaign.
I chose my own path because that was the only way.
Hank Cochran was a man of very few words, but certainly the words that he chose were the right ones to use.
Acting is what I chose to do. It’s what I feel I need to do.
I chose Milan for many reasons. It is a great club and the team is made of an historic group of players.
Obviously, since 9/11, here in this country there has been a resurgence of fear and people feeling distrustful of other people that are different. And what we chose to do was to focus on people coming together, working across those barriers of race, of culture, of religion, and really finding a heart connection.
In an age where overindulgence seems to be the norm, I can’t help but look back and feel thankful that my parents chose to hold out on giving me everything that I wanted growing up.
When I did Mira Nair’s film on AIDS, people told me to stay away from it and even asked me reasons why I chose to do a film on the stigma. My reason for choosing the movie is similar. It is a social reality and there is no harm being a part of a movie like this as it really dissects the reality of the crisis.
I chose to dive into a pool of cold water in ‘Ooty’ though the director suggested that we use a stuntman. I was pleased with the applause but I took precautions.
It’s not like I have anything against it, I just chose the kind of films that appeal to me, and mindless entertainers don’t often appeal to me.
Almost any shark, three or four feet long, could kill a human being if it chose to do it. It could make you bleed to death. But they don’t.
I needed some stability, which is why I chose not to change from HRC for this season, which was an option that we had. Apart from being the best team in the world, I also needed some consistency.
As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.
I’ve written books for awhile, but always on a pretty small scale and always pretty self-indulgent. I chose projects that I thought would be really fun to work on and found friends to work on them with me, and it was all about the process.
I knew I wanted to be an engineer, but I didn’t know what type of engineer. I chose electrical engineering primarily because it was the hardest one to get into. It’s ridiculous when I think about it now, but it worked out OK.
My mum and dad ran a family cafe in Sligo for 35 years and worked long hours. We grew up in a very hard-working family and had a lovely atmosphere, as we lived above the restaurant. It definitely made me want to work hard, whatever I chose to do. As the baby of seven kids, I was definitely a bit spoilt.
We mustn’t forget we chose the name ‘WWW’ before there was even one line of code written. We could do that because the Internet as an infrastructure was already there.
London chose to come out in record numbers, the highest turnout there’s ever been in a mayoral election, and – I say this not with arrogance; it is what others have said – the single biggest mandate a British politician has ever received. That shows what a wonderful city we are.
For a long time I thought I should be a civil engineer. That seemed to be the only thing worth doing, and I chose the wrong subjects at A-level. I read all the sciences to start with, and then had to admit, ‘This isn’t what I want to do’ and changed course.
As far as I’m concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into existence the natural world… which doesn’t seem to me to be necessarily blasphemous at all.
I really knew I wanted to be Adam, because Adam was the first man. Ant I chose because, if there’s a nuclear explosion, the ants will survive.
Smart authors, faced with storms, chose to create umbrellas. That’s why a diverse group of authors banded together to create The Fiction Writer’s Co-op, which will work to find innovative ways to promote each other’s work and cheer each other on in a very competitive field.
It seems that writing chose me. I feel that because I know history, and I know the history of so many cultures; I have lived a large life.
I would hate for my father to regret all his support that he’s given me over the years and be embarrassed by anything I chose to do.
I started my career because if I’d have done anything else, I would regret it. I truly feel this career chose me more than I chose it. I would say that it’s for something greater than me with a little of the creative fulfillment that comes with it splashed in there.
When I chose to do ‘Carrie,’ I never had done anything on camera before. I was always onstage, so everything surprised me. Just going on set and walking into a makeup trailer and seeing Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore – ‘Wow, I am part of this ensemble.’
I had to decide between doing ‘Issaq’ and continuing school and I chose ‘Issaq.’
I chose ‘Time’ by Hans Zimmer because it’s very melodic, and the way it progresses throughout the track is very unique. I am personally a very big fan of piano melodies, and to me, ‘Time’ is just perfect.
I chose biochemistry as my major and graduated after 4 years with an Honours degree in Biochemistry. During that time, I had come to love biochemistry research, although I was just getting my feet wet in laboratory research.
People shouldn’t be forced to chose between paying for rent or paying for medication. They deserve a government ready to take on Big Pharma by implementing health coverage, starting by extending pharmacare coverage to every Canadian.
My dad didn’t want me to go for drama in school, so I chose the closest thing to it and got a bachelors degree in Communications at the Manhattan College.
I grew up with a lot of friends that had a lot of abilities to do a lot of different things and chose different routes and it wasn’t a great outcome for them.
This is the profession I chose, and you really learn to save your money because you never know how it’s going to go, but you still want to get out there and work.
We were very creative. There was nothing contrived about us. No one telling us what to do, what to wear, what to sing. We wrote our own material, chose our producers.
God gave me an ability to throw a baseball. He chose me for a reason, and I want to honor Him with that.
I get e-mails daily from people asking me what major I chose in college, how I got started, what equipment I use, etc. Most of the e-mails are from young kids who are trying to figure out what they want to do when they grow up.
I did not choose ‘Kaksparsh,’ the film chose me.
I campaigned for the UK to stay in the European Union but the country chose a different path.
I know I don’t go looking for directors. I always wonder why they chose me.
Back when I was a senior in high school in Haughton, LA, I had a chance to go to LSU. Everyone I grew up with adored LSU, including my mom. But I chose to come to Mississippi State because I wanted to start a new tradition instead of perpetuating an established one.
Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.
I didn’t choose Russia but Russia chose me. I had been fascinated from an early age by the culture, the language, the literature and the history to the place.
I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war – certainly, the French president, Jacques Chirac, as I recall in April of last year, referred to Iraq’s possession of WMD.
I chose to climb Everest because I thought it was the toughest thing to do. In May 2011, I made the decision and by March 2012 I had started training for it.
My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.
For ‘Tevar’ we chose Amit Sharma to do the Hindi version of the Telugu hit ‘Okkadi’ because we wanted to change the flavour and mood of the original.
If I chose to live a bisexual life or I’m gay or whatever, that’s my business.
I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera – that’s why I chose to do ‘Private Practice.’ It’s not like I left the theater.
There are a lot of influences from different countries in my music. For example, I chose the guitar in my music, I think that it is a feminine instrument, so when I do not sing, the music expresses my voice.
A novel is a great act of passion and intellect, carpentry and largess. From the very beginning, I wrote to explain my own life to myself, and I invited readers who chose to make the journey with me to join me on the high wire.
One of the reasons why many British voters chose to leave the European Union was because they distrusted European institutions. Of all the many costs of Brexit, this was one I did not foresee: That it could wind up damaging the nation’s faith in its own institutions too.
