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My dad was always taking photos of us at home, and even on set - he'd bring us along and stick us in the photos in the background. It was almost the beginning of acting for me, like, 'Hey, you go over there and play basketball in the background, and don't even think about the camera.'

— Ansel Elgort

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

That was the beginning of modern acting for me. You don't have to tell a camera everything. It gets bored if you do and wants to look elsewhere.

— Stephen Rea

I never really saw my dad as entertained as when he was just completely blown away by somebody on the television screen or at the movies. I think that's the real reason that I went into acting.

— Kim Basinger

I've always wanted to act and I grew up a little on film sets when my dad was working as an actor.

— Saoirse Ronan

When I was little, I had this old video camera, and I set it up, and I would pretend that I was on comedy shows and soap operas and things like that.

— Christina Grimmie

I never had the desire to get in front of the camera. It never occurred to me! I always thought I'd be a theater actor.

— Tim Daly

My father was a writer/director/producer, so instead of throwing a ball around, our bonding was going to see movies. And at an early age, I knew if I wanted to impress my dad, it was not going to be by throwing a ball real far.

— Jason Bateman

I was always in front of the camera. My mom was really passionate about photography - I have pictures of my whole life. I've always just been in front of my mom's camera, and it's always comfortable to me.

— Gigi Hadid

My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He thought it was a dead-end job and that you end up doing baby pictures and weddings.

— Rick Smolan

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've wanted to follow my dad into acting for as long as I can remember. 'I've had a very serious round of dramatic training, and I like action films that take their characters seriously, so I figure I'm making it the best of both worlds if I try to bring some serious acting to a shoot-'em-up picture.

— Brandon Lee

I was always very silly and never took myself seriously. When my father had the camera out, I'd be up close and annoying. My father would keep saying, 'Move back! Move back!'

— Kaley Cuoco