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I skipped ninth grade. I went from eighth to tenth, and then I graduated a year early to start working, and it was a big blessing for me because I was not a school person, although I really do miss having that kind of environment.

I was in a special class, where you skip a grade - you go from seventh to ninth. But I got kicked out. You had to maintain an 85 average, and I didn't. I was too focused on trying to be popular.

I missed quite a lot of school because I was working from the age of 11.

I skipped class a lot.

I remember hearing in first grade, 'Oh, why does she get to skip school?' It wasn't like I suddenly started feeling different. I always knew that I was. I never felt I missed out.

I was always a bit old for my age, then suddenly I'm on set, working alongside the adults, skipping school completely for two years.

I left school at 16 and skipped university to work, initially as a waiter. I think I missed out on what would have been great years.

In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.

I hardly ever missed school, and I always got my work in on time. I was a good student and always got top grades.