At 18 I began painting steadily fulltime and at age 20 had my first New York show at the Macbeth Gallery.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I started painting when I was in high school.
I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.
I got into the studio when I was thirteen. At the age of twelve I was doing public performances.
I started acting professionally at age 19.
I began painting well before I started doing comedy. In fact, when I came out of the war in 1946, I enrolled in art school in Dayton, Ohio. I painted for three years, and then show business took hold.
When I was 18, I lived in Greenwich Village, New York, for nine months. At that time, I wanted to change the world, not through architecture, but through painting. I lived the artist's life, mingling with poets and writers, and working as a waiter. I was intrigued by the aliveness of the city.
When I was 18, I began attending college for art and design, and I designed all sorts of things from furniture to industrial designs and even watches.
When I was 18, I joined the Screen Actors Guild, and after college I came to New York.
I was 18 when I got my first acting job.
I did children's theater when I was younger, and then when I was about 14 I started doing theater in New York City.