What Blake Lively, Daniel Day-Lewis and Seth Meyers would do if they weren't too busy being famous.
Blake Lively has a special section of her kitchen devoted to the baking cupcakes. The "Gossip Girl" actress also cites celebrity chefs Nigella Lawson and Paula Deen as her idols, and hopes to follow in their footsteps by opening an eatery (or several) of her own. “I want to have a brunch place, a bakery and a Southern restaurant — because my family’s from Georgia — and then I want a place that is all-over-the-world cuisine," she told Allure magazine.
Despite starring in "A League of Their Own," Geena Davis is more interested in archery than baseball. ''My archery hadn't become public knowledge until now,'' she once said in a 1999 interview with The New York Times, which is the same year she became a finalist for the U.S Olympic team.
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame said that his current hip-hop career is just a job. “That s*** picked me,” he told Vibe magazine in 2010. “I ain’t pick this. I’m trying to tell you, I woulda been a wrestler before rapping. Real talk. I woulda been another Steve Austin. Rapping? Nah.”
He occasionally showcases his magic skills on episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" or guest appearances on "Glee," but Neil Patrick Harris' love for magic goes much deeper than that. He's also directed a play on the subject called "Nothing to Hide", hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards, and serves as the current president of the board of directors for The Academy of Magical Arts.
Daniel Day-Lewis tends to take long sabbaticals between acting gigs, and it's in those stretches where he practices his two other passions: woodworking and cobbling. He became skilled in carpentry at a young age, even fashioning a dining room table and chairs for his mother during his school years, and once moved his family to Florence in the late '90s to take an apprenticeship at a bespoke shoe shop.
"Chipmunks" father-figure and "My Name is Earl" star Jason Lee is better known for his acting nowadays, but he was once a sponsored, professional skateboarder. He and Tony Hawk both released their own signature Airwalk skateboarding shoes in 1995, which is around the same time Lee appeared in his first major role in "Mallrats." He's also the co-owner of the Stereo skateboarding brand, which he co-founded in 1992.
"If I wasn’t acting I’d be a cook, or working on the line in a kitchen, which is actually a dream of mine," said Jake Gyllenhaal during a recent BBC interview."I don’t have anything I like to cook especially, but I like to go down to the farmers’ market and then cook with what’s in season," he continued. "I like to go back to the old school, Beastie-Boys style with my cooking. It’s all about the fresh produce!"
"Saturday Night Live" regulars Seth Meyers and Bill Hader bonded over a mutual love of comic books when they first started working together — the first thing they did was take a trip to NYC's Midtown Comics. During the writer's strike of 2009, Meyers and Hader took the opportunity to become writers for Marvel, penning a one-shot Spider-Man comic called "Spider-Man: The Short Halloween."
Kal Penn (Kumar of "Harold and Kumar" fame) left Hollywood in 2009 to take a job as a the associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. "It felt worth trying to be part of such a pivotal moment in history,” he told Deadline about his career path. ”And let’s face it, people don’t go into acting for the career stability. You do it because you’re passionate. I found the same true about public service."