--- title: "9 Careers Quotes By Rob Lowe" description: "9 Careers quotes by Rob Lowe. Plus more from Rob Lowe and more Careers sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/rob-lowe-855_80s_the-80s-were-about-trying-to-establish-m_2003164.jpg" --- > [The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/the-80s-were-about-trying-to-establish-myself-as-an-actor-with-a/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcf/rob-lowe-855_80s_the-80s-were-about-trying-to-establish-m_2003164.jpg) > [David Blum burned a lot of bridges. He burned people early in their careers. He took on the wrong people, though. He's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/david-blum-burned-a-lot-of-bridges-he-burned-people-early-in-their/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/rob-lowe-855_bridges_david-blum-burned-a-lot-of-bridges-he-bu_1669585.jpg) > [ \[ Hosting Saturday Night Live \] paved the way for Parks And Rec and The Grinder, the Comedy Central Roast, and that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/hosting-saturday-night-live-paved-the-way-for-parks-and-rec-and-the/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/rob-lowe-855_careers_hosting-saturday-night-live-paved-the-wa_1441391.jpg) > [The really good thing about my career is that I never went through a phase where I played characters who had names…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/the-really-good-thing-about-my-career-is-that-i-never-went-through-a/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/rob-lowe-855_careers_the-really-good-thing-about-my-career-is_3104239.jpg) > [Being pulled that long and that hard for a 12-hour day gave me migraines. It's what they used to do before there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/being-pulled-that-long-and-that-hard-for-a-12-hour-day-gave-me/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/rob-lowe-855_actresses_being-pulled-that-long-and-that-hard-for_2717013.jpg) > [I was... 15? And Garry Marshall, who had many, many seasons in the sun and a very long career, was in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-was-15-and-garry-marshall-who-had-many-many-seasons-in-the-sun-and/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/rob-lowe-855_careers_i-was-15-and-garry-marshall-who-had-many_1390803.jpg) > [I'd done light comedy. In some quarters, About Last Night... is a romantic comedy. So it wasn't like I'd been doing Sophie's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-d-done-light-comedy-in-some-quarters-about-last-night-is-a-romantic/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/rob-lowe-855_ability_i-d-done-light-comedy-in-some-quarters-a_2126696.jpg) > [ For the only time in my career, I came in and met Tony \[Richardson\] for the part - I did not read,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/for-the-only-time-in-my-career-i-came-in-and-met-tony-richardson-for/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/219/rob-lowe-855_careers_for-the-only-time-in-my-career-i-came-in_2791939.jpg) > [ We \[me,Maggie Smith and Natasha Richardson \] rehearsed \[Suddenly, Last Summer\] like a play for a month, and then we shot it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/we-me-maggie-smith-and-natasha-richardson-rehearsed-suddenly-last/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/600/rob-lowe-855_believe_we-me-maggie-smith-and-natasha-richardso_2972601.jpg) ## Other authors on Careers ## More by Rob Lowe > [I'm perfectly flawed... I've got tons of flaws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-m-perfectly-flawed-i-ve-got-tons-of-flaws/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I kind of pride myself on coming onto things that are well-oiled machines and finding a way to bring what I bring and fit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-kind-of-pride-myself-on-coming-onto-things-that-are-well-oiled/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [When I hear that I realize how quickly time passes and how everybody goes on their journeys and they're always unbelievable and they never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/when-i-hear-that-i-realize-how-quickly-time-passes-and-how-everybody/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [ \[Virginia Madsen\] big part in that movie \['Class'\] required her shirt to get ripped off, and looking back, it couldn't be a more egregious,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/virginia-madsen-big-part-in-that-movie-class-required-her-shirt-to/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I always like stories where the egg ends up on my face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-always-like-stories-where-the-egg-ends-up-on-my-face/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I would've loved Jack Kennedy. I would've loved to have campaigned for him and supported him. I wish there were more like him today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-would-ve-loved-jack-kennedy-i-would-ve-loved-to-have-campaigned-for/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [ David Mamet, Tim Kazurinsky, and Denise DeClue, who adapted \[ About Last Night\]. Between the three of them... I mean, it's always down to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/david-mamet-tim-kazurinsky-and-denise-declue-who-adapted-about-last/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [ All the shows we did pre-airdate, and I'd come out - "Rob Lowe!" - and it was \[Offers bored applause.\] After the show aired?… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/all-the-shows-we-did-pre-airdate-and-i-d-come-out-rob-lowe-and-it-was/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I'm not unashamed to say that I like movies that make me verklempt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-m-not-unashamed-to-say-that-i-like-movies-that-make-me-verklempt/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [“I try to hold on to the things I believe to be good and true. Good things happen to good people. Karma is real.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-try-to-hold-on-to-the-things-i-believe-to-be-good-and-true-good/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [The cast of 'Parks & Rec' is just a group of unbelievably nice, humble, down to earth, hilarious friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/the-cast-of-parks-rec-is-just-a-group-of-unbelievably-nice-humble/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I was a child of the '80s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-was-a-child-of-the-80s/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I've always been involved in politics, since I was 8 or 9 years old. I sold Kool-Aid for McGovern - I could always pick a winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-ve-always-been-involved-in-politics-since-i-was-8-or-9-years-old-i/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [I'd like to build a TV company for myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/i-d-like-to-build-a-tv-company-for-myself/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) > [So I came to the realization: Nothing in life is unfair. It's just life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-lowe/so-i-came-to-the-realization-nothing-in-life-is-unfair-it-s-just-life/) [Rob Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-lowe/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careers/rob-lowe/#itemlist", "name": "9 Careers Quotes By Rob Lowe", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. 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