Alesha Dixon
Alesha Dixon

What I've learnt is to be in the now. It's something my mum has always said to me, and when I read a book called 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle, I realised just how important it is.

Alesha Dixon
Alesha Dixon

I've always had a passion for dancing, and I wasn't lucky enough to go to stage school, so when I got onto the show, I was like a kid in a sweet shop. I went into it just to have fun. The support was overwhelming, to say the least. It wasn't until the end of the show that I realised how much I really wanted to win it.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

When I played in goal at Stamford Bridge, I realised that's not my best position.

Alex Scott
Alex Scott

I've realised that there is no magic trick to television; it just comes down to hard work and being prepared for every appearance and trying to get your point across as clearly as possible.

Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung

Everything doesn't have to be perfect, I've realised. You can learn as you go.

Alexandra Adornetto
Alexandra Adornetto

I never thought about writing a novel until I was 13, and that happened by chance. I was on school holidays, and I was bored, and I thought I just wanted to do something to occupy myself instead of asking, 'What can I do, mum? Entertain me.' I started, and it really just took over, and I realised, 'Wow, this is an amazing experience.'

Alfie Allen
Alfie Allen

Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.

Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal

I didn't know I had a fan base on the other side of the border. I thought that since actor Ali Zafar is from Pakistan, the fans might have mistaken me for him. Eventually, I realised that they have liked my work, and that feeling sunk in.

Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal

Hollywood has realised that we do have actors and are not just mad about song and dance.

Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth

I got a film fairly quickly and felt like I was on a roll. I would walk into auditions sounding like Crocodile Dundee, thinking, 'This is going to be a novelty for them.' Then I realised that there are a million other Australians here, and I should just shut up.