The new history is really ancient history newly discovered. Journalists are taking crash courses in the blood-drenched background of Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, North Ossetians, Armenians and Azerbaijanis. – Henry Grunwald
I come from a working-class background where I was much more likely to read socialist books and leaflets than Bronte or Dickens – neither of whom I’ve yet read. – Jim Crace
I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things. – Jennifer Lopez
Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist. – Cameron Russell
I do have some theatrical background. I’ve written plays and seen plays and read plays. But I also read novels. One thing I don’t read is screenplays. – Charlie Kaufman
I come from a theater background. I studied acting at NYU and also the Groundlings in L.A. – Ashley Bell
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t draw on my undergraduate background in psychology. – Geoffrey Canada
