It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.

My background is in psychology - that's what my bachelor's degree is from, and my specialization.

My undergraduate degree is in business, so I'm trying to get a bit of a background before I go in.

Two million felons have tried to buy a gun and, because of the background check, have been denied.

My brothers and I were raised by our parents to respect everyone regardless of background or race.

I'm proud of my background, so I hope there will be more roles where Hispanics are being portrayed.

Because of my background in theater and radio acting, I knew that I could make a living as an actor.

My songs aren't bubble gum pop dance songs and I don't have background dancers on every single song.

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway.

I come from the slums; I come from a hard background; I come from a poor family; and I was a soldier.

I have a long history of looking at things from an investor's perspective by training and background.

Hitch was interested in what I had to offer, like one of my background ideas for Norman's upbringing.

My mother was a teacher, my father was a community organizer. I come from a working class background.

My family background has always been very supportive. They're going to be there for me no matter what.

I don't think that coming from a privileged background makes you this monster who doesn't feel things.

The background - your own history - is way more important than what you can achieve as a professional.

My background did not start with the East Side; it started with Greenwich Village, which is West Side.

My background wasn't one blessed with all the luxuries in life. Nothing is forever and I realize that.

If you're from a poor background, you have to work even harder. But that's what makes you who you are.

I was reluctant to start the company that would become Lytro, primarily due to my academic background.

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds.

I love food, and my girlfriend comes from an architecture background, so we might open up a restaurant.

I did a lot of short films online, so I come from that background where a lot of people see your stuff.

In some cases, the casting directors have casted blindly and have not looked into my ethnic background.

The irony is that, coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!

I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.

I did a film that's on YouTube of me reading hate mail with a woman playing the cello in the background.

If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race or background, they will become more limited.

Adnan Virk and I work so well together, he's got the terrific background from hosting 'Baseball Tonight.'

Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now.

My background is that I came from a middle class family, and I think those values stay where ever you go.

It was very useful to learn the history, the theory, and the art of building from a practical background.

My background was in graphic design, but when I was doing it, it was all hand-drawn stuff, not computers.

The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.

I'd love to do a film like 'Chicago.' Something musical because I've obviously come from that background.

Whenever I have had to write fiction, I've always had to invent a character who roughly has my background.

I came from the Bronx and a certain background. I worked really hard. I kept my focus on the right things.

My whole background, my whole life was just lots and lots of theater, a lot of that being musical theater.

I went to a liberal arts college, and as part of my background, I was majoring in mathematics and physics.

I've always played comedy. My background is musical comedy theatre, and that's really where my training is.

Urban is not actually my world. It was me trying something out, basically. I come from a gospel background.

I really look up to actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett who have a strong background in theatre.

I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready.

There are a lot of things you can do with a law degree background, but I just didn't have a passion for it.

When I was very young, my background as a Sikh-American made me aware of the tensions that underlie choice.

I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.

I have the same sense of the power and virtue of knowledge that some people get from a religious background.

I'm fascinated by the way Diane Arbus saw things. She came from this fashion background and then twisted it.

The whole background of 'Avian' is rain. I was just playing with textures and realizing you can touch music.

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