At 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job. At 24,
Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. At 27, Van Gogh
failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school. At 28, J.K. Rowling was
a single parent living on welfare. At 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter. At 37,
Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first
cookbook at 39, and got her own cooking show at 51. Stan Lee didn’t release his
first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design
career to pursue acting at 42. Samuel Jackson didn’t appear in a movie until he
was 46. Morgan Freeman landed his first major motion picture movie role at 52.
Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Save this list for
the next time someone says you’re too old.
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