Quotes About Work

Greatness is a matter of a moment. Goodness is the work of a lifetime.

I had this perfect situation where my studio was a three-minute walk away, and every day I would go to the studio. If I had an idea, I could work on it at the highest level possible.

I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it is incredible.

I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.

I am often criticized, or at least questions are raised, about what appears to be the absence of the Holy Spirit in my work.

Other things being equal, it is the person who can lift his work up to the plane of the intuitional and inspiration who achieves greatness, both in his work and in his career.

I couldn't get any work in television. No one would even meet me, and I had very good agents.

A lot of scientists hate writing. Most scientists love being in the lab and doing the work and when the work is done, they are finished.

The ghost story movie that scared me the most was The Changeling with George C. Scott. I think that's sometimes overlooked, but it's a wonderful piece of work.

Some people, they've had a lot of fun, even if it was dumb fun and a shitty body of work.

Microsoft is no longer thought of as the company where the smartest people want to work.

Marriage is an an inherently contradictory state. It involves the fusion of two people into one thing. And it's also love, and it's a lot of work, and it's got glory in its drudgery.

Practice is an ever-fresh, challenging flow of work and play in which we continually test and demolish our own delusions; therefore, it is sometimes painful.

The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.

My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider film and television when I was in New York, but what came along, came along.

I think the biggest mistake most people make when they pick their first job is they don't worry enough about whether they'll love the work, and they worry more about whether it's good experience

I've had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, 'You know, I won't work again if you fix my teeth.'

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.

I don't ever want to take a part in order to prove that I'm capable of doing something. It's all based in doing stuff that's interesting or working with people who would be fun to work with.

I want my work to be judged, not me.

I always thought of my career as a body of work and not just about numbers.

Wanting to work is a luxury; having to work is not. If you're an artist, an actor, and you don't have to work, then you do work that you wanna do.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

Wanting to work is a luxury; having to work is not.