Careers Quotes · Page 101

I kind of look at my modeling career and the Hitchcock years as stepping stones to what I'm doing now.

— Tippi Hedren

In many ways, my entire graphic novel career was a long diversion. Originally, all I wanted to do was to be an…

— Alan Moore

I didn't have any doubts about my choice of career, but I had constant doubts about my ability, yes.

— Suzanne Farrell

At some time in their careers, most good historians itch to write a history of the world, endeavor to discover what makes…

— Paul Johnson

I've got so much I want to do, and not a lot of time to do it in. People say to me,…

— Marc Almond

You want bold? Ask the hundreds of defensive backs I ran over during my career if they think I'm bold.

— Jerome Bettis

Who would know that by playing a nerdy alien and a child killer, I would have a 30-year career in Hollywood? I've…

— Robert Englund

It's like the most profound accomplishment that I've had in my career, that I can finally be that voice.

— Lake Bell

What happened in my personal life affected my career too. I am not perfect and I have made a lot of mistakes.…

— Michelle Mone

Woman's sexuality is disruptive of the dully mechanical workaday world, in which efficiency means uniformity. The problems of woman's entrance into the…

— Camille Paglia

I had parents who believed I could do anything - and I know how that made me feel. I think both my…

— Reese Witherspoon

You can't micromanage. People who try to do that often fall on their faces. Incentivize those who work with you so you…

— Michael Franzese

The vagaries of the industry and show business itself would not lead one to conclude a lengthy career - because things change.…

— Chris Stein

Barbara was actually Jeff Foxworthy's interior designer when we first met. So, not only was Jeff responsible for my success in my…

— Ron White

I think both Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva are establishing legacies just by how long they've maintained their championship runs. I think…

— Randy Couture

I don't know what else I can say. I have never taken steroids. For people who think I took steroids intentionally, I'm…

— Rafael Palmeiro

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews.

— Joni Mitchell

You have to understand that crew members make movies so they're seeing a lot of actors all the time in their career…

— Philip Seymour Hoffman

If you're going to succeed, then you just have to be thick-skinned. It's something I developed early in my career, and it…

— Gracia Martore

Once you break someone of the habit of up-talking, they can start to see immediate improvement in their careers.

— Dana Perino

It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied, because at each stage they've said, 'Don't…

— Eric Clapton

I don't know if the idea of a career in show business or in the arts in general was looked down upon…

— Jason Sudeikis

[Sundance is] giving people a chance - many first-time filmmakers. It carries that weight - if you bring something here, people connect…

— Elijah Wood

The Minted mission is to be a community that supports designers from all over the world and provides them with an opportunity…

— Mariam Naficy

Oh, my God, I don't think any player can look forward to or expect to a career of so many Grand Slam…

— Roger Federer

Limbo has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but…

— Daddy Yankee

Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works.

— Kiana Tom

My whole family was very supportive of my choice in a career. I started playing music when I was about 6 years old.

— Leland Sklar

Truth be told, when you start your career out as a clown, you don't consider yourself a writer.

— Lizz Winstead

At every stage of my career, I sought out the most influential people around me and asked for their help and guidance.

— Keith Ferrazzi

Sally Field looks amazing in general, never mind her age! She's a phenomenally talented actress and has had a career spanning so…

— Alison Sweeney

If I'm nominated [for Grammy] I would love to win, and get up on the stage and just say thank you. It…

— Ginuwine

But I think the other is a little more like bullfighting, a little more daring and although I appreciate good acting and…

— Robert Klein

At school, a careers adviser asked me what I wanted to be, and I said 'fashion journalist,' so writing for 'Vogue' has…

— Alexa Chung

The irony is of course that my career has lasted a whole lot longer than some of the people I've parodied over…

— Al Yankovic

We have never seen a career like George Strait's in this business, and I venture to say we never will again. He…

— Lee Ann Womack

I've never known a situation in my career where a terrible script turned into a movie that was out of this world…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of…

— Thomas Jane

It's funny, because in drama school, my greatest strength was my range. So my early career was like that: I played all…

— Lance Reddick

I don't want to be another Jordan, Magic, or Isiah. When my career is over, I want to be able to look…

— Allen Iverson