Quotes About Experience

So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

My first job was washing dishes in the basement of a nursing home for $2.10 an hour, and I learned as much about the value of hard work there as I ever did later.

Always think about practice... theory is not the endpoint of work, it is the work along the way to work.

I'm used to working hard. Theater can be very grueling, and that's all I've ever known. It's what I've done for 20 years, which is crazy.

It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.

I will respect the limits of my experience but that won't stop me from trying to lead by example of my work. Being a good teammate and picking them up on and off the field is a simple goal of mine.

A mate of mine told me recently, 'It's the first time I've seen you work, Worthington.' I thought that was quite funny, but he was right.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

I don't necessarily agree that all animals are unpredictable. The more you know about an animal, the more you can work with it safely.

I enjoy my work. I haven't been an actor for 30 years without getting pleasure out of the profession.

I had a great time on News Radio, I got to make tons of money in relative obscurity and learn a lot about the TV biz and work on my standup act constantly. It was a dream gig.

You know you're getting old when work is a lot less fun and fun is a lot more work.

As an artist your trajectory just has to keep going up. the thing that subverts your next body of work is the work you've taken before.

In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward.

Art is the space between the viewer and the rectangle that hangs on the wall. Unless something of the person that created the work is there, there's nothing for the viewer to take away.

I never take drugs. I took ecstasy when I was in Ibiza once, but it didn't work for me. I think I was already on ecstasy when I was born.

I think it's good that I had some experience of the real world before I became successful. You know, having to get up in the morning and going to work in construction.

Meeting and talking to the artist adds a special element to collecting contemporary art that makes the work an irreplaceable treasure rather than just another possession.

Those two principles: We're supposed to love one another and we're supposed to work together to make the experience better. That's all the religion you need, really, to make a success of this planet.

I'd like to be able to experience things. That's the best thing for my work - to be somebody who does get to travel and observe people.

My work is about life as you and I experience it. You're either lucky or you're not lucky; either your relationship works or it doesn't.

I couldn't do anything. I'd work in a department store for a couple of weeks, but I couldn't hack it. I couldn't even type! I had no skills whatsoever outside of show business.

I didn't go to university, and so, every time that I work, I'm looking for a teacher in a way. I'm looking for people that I can learn from and to have the chance to work with people that I admire.

I feel fortunate. I've really gotten to work with amazing talented people, and to learn from them, which is why I'm doing this. If I can work with the best director I'm going to do it.