Amy Adams
Throughout her childhood, rather unoriginally, actress Amy Adams dreamed of being a ballerina. She grew up with six siblings, and so described herself as a rough kid who fought with used to fight with other children. Young Amy Adams wasn’t interested in school, but she was a very active kid in every other aspect but academically. She ran track and competed in gymnastics, she sang in the school choir and trained at the local David Taylor Dance Company.
After graduating from high school, Adams, unfortunately, realized she wasn’t a talented enough dancer to pursue a professional career as a ballerina, and instead, she was attracted to musical theater. Wanting to engage with singing and dancing, Adams took on a job at a dinner theater as a waitress, which included getting on stage to perform. She wasn’t keen about waiting tables, but that was her way of doing what she loved.