Celebrities dish on their school days
What was school like for Tina Fey, Johnny Depp, Ryan Reynolds and other big stars?
JOHNNY DEPP 'I felt the teachers were there to kill eight hours and get paid. I had more fun playing guitar. I was playing in a band in nightclubs at an early age, and that was an education.' Source: PlayboyMario Anzuoni
RYAN REYNOLDS 'I was one of those kids where all I wanted to do was gain weight. I was such a noodle. ... I used to buy clothes for school that would be the least distinctive and allow me to disappear.' Source: JaneMarkus Schreiber
CHRIS ROCK 'I was bused to school. It was very hard being bused to school. ... [It] meant I had to get up every morning at 6: 00 ... and compete with white kids that didn't have to wake up until 8:00.' Source: SNLMARIO ANZUONI
TINA FEY 'I was a mean girl. I had a gift for coming up with the meanest possible thing to say in any situation. ... My friends and I didn't really date or go to cool parties, so we made jokes about those who did.' Source: CosmoGirlLUCAS JACKSON
JIM CARREY 'My report card always said, "Jim finishes first and then disrupts the other students."' Source: FlixsterJason DeCrow
HALLE BERRY 'I had a rough time. I was accused of stuffing the ballot box for my high school prom-queen election because they couldn't believe the only black girl in the school won.' Harper's BazaarMARIO ANZUONI
KRISTEN WIIG 'I probably lived more of a rock-star life when I was 15. I got in trouble a fair amount. I cared more about hanging out and skipping school than studying. Which I am not recommending teenagers do.' Source: FooarchiveSuzanne Hanover
SANDRA BULLOCK 'I was a cheerleader. Not a very good one in high school , but I did my best.' Source: MSNBCKevin Winter
TRACY MORGAN 'I’m glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn’t be where I’m at. I would have had a net. I’m glad I didn’t have anything to fall back on ... because that made me go for my dreams.' Source: New York Post© Phil McCarten / Reuters
LEONARDO DiCAPRIO 'I was entirely an unpopular student. I think teenage life is filled with narcissism and giant mood swings that are unnecessary and constantly inflating problems.' Source: ParadeTORU YAMANAKA/The Associated Press
MATT DAMON 'I have hundreds of episodes from high school I'd love to replay - but a lot cooler. I was short - like 5 foot 2 until my junior year, so my sophomore year was terrifying.' Source: Entertainment WeeklyMario Anzuoni
MADONNA 'I never felt like I fit in at school. I wasn't a jock, I wasn't an intellectual. There was never a group I felt like I fit in with. I was a weirdo.' Source: MTVAlbert Gea