I've been a grant seeker all my life, but when I apply for one and get it, that means someone else doesn't. I didn't want to be a part of that anymore. I wanted to contribute to that pool and make it bigger.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I want to do exactly what I want to do. I'd rather gamble on the box office than beg for a grant.
No salesman can ever guarantee you a grant from any government or non-profit organization.
There ought to be more grants that go to people in their late twenties and early thirties. That's a crucial age, although it's very hard to judge who is worth supporting and who is not. Looking back on my own life, I see that was the period when I was closest to giving up as a novelist and when I most needed some encouragement.
I believe in singing for my supper. I'll never accept a grant because what I do should be able to be founded purely on free enterprise.
I cannot belong to a nonprofit organization because when you receive grants, you have to make such great compromises with your artistic plans.
I like to try to give something back to the community because I feel fortunate for how I was raised and how my life turned out. Each year, with the help of my brother, Grant, we run a charity golf tournament to raise money for the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsy.
Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.
What I want is the same opportunities as anyone to get a part.
I kind of always wanted to act, but to get a grant I would have needed two A-levels, and I was too far away from even O levels. I didn't know you could get a scholarship, so I determined early not to pursue that.
I grew up in Harlem Grant projects, and I didn't have a whole lot then. I've always been good about only getting what I need, not what I want. Just because someone else has something, I don't feel the need to.