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I could have probably been just as successful by not going to college, but it was the most intellectually stimulating environment that I was ever in.

I think I really benefited from going to college.

Sadly, my father died before I graduated, so he didn't see any of the success at all.

I had, before I went to college, I had taken a few years off after high school and really had, I guess in those days, I had no intentions of going to college.

I willed myself through a junior college to a university and, ultimately, a Ph.D.

I went to a public high school, and after graduation, college wasn't really much of an option for me. I didn't believe I had the money or the grades at the time, so I continued to work and save money to support my acting career.

My parents told me that education was the path to success - and they showed me, taking me to Head Start while they were pursuing their own college degrees.

I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.

It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible.