Quotes About Work

I have a crazy work schedule, I don't eat good food, and I often work through nights, but I am just doing what I love.

I have busy nights.

I work late nights catching up on emails, and then, in the mornings, I just hop on my laptop right away. Then, every other day, I'll hop into the shower! My husband is horrified that I don't shower every day.

'Smallville' was one of those things where we worked a lot of nights, and there were a lot of physical scenes. I was hurt a lot, but I loved it! The 'Revenge' cast was also one of the greatest, most gracious casts I've ever been a part of.

Our schedule is intense. We do this for five nights a week, so injuries can happen very easily with the demands of the job. It's just the nature of what we do and sports in general.

Obviously, there are nights in any job when you don't want to be there, but that's when the pride factor comes in.

When I was 22, I had the opportunity to work as a bouncer. I only had to work one or two nights and could make enough money to spend the rest of my time training.

I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless.

Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.

I'll never forget Spencer Tracy. He only worked from nine to one - then from three to five again.

I did nine episodes of 'John Doe.' I died of boredom.

Work made me more streetwise because you can be so sheltered at home. I'd definitely encourage my kids Lillie and Karl, who are nine and seven, to get Saturday jobs in the future.

People find it hard to fit exercise into their working-day life. Nine to five jobs take up most of your day, so it's always difficult. But a little can go a long way. It can literally be 10 or 15 minutes of exercise that can be of real benefit.

Often, you don't want to know too much, because it does affect your performance. When you're shooting a series for nine months out of the year, you don't want to anticipate too much, because you're going to work and you have to enjoy this thing too.

I try to stay on a pretty normal schedule of nine-to-five.

I'm just not Mr. Joe that goes to work nine-to-five. I never will be.

I cannot express how unglamorous it is. There are moments, where you're at an event, and you'll be like, oh, this is quite shiny, but day to day - no. I live with flatmates that I've lived with for five years who have nine-to-five jobs. We all go to work, come home, cook dinner and there's no shenanigans.

Ninety percent of my mentors have been male, most of them with very little in common with me on a personal level - from life experience, work experience, backgrounds, etc.

I would say that Cynthia Nixon is somebody I admire, and Toni Collette as well. Those women - their work inspires me, whatever they do.

My father was a small-businessman, and if he didn't get up and go to work, there would be no business.

If you take yourself too seriously, you've got no chance in this job. You cannot take yourself seriously.

People have no clue how demanding my schedule was back in the day. There were times when I might be home for just one or two days a month.

My dad has no control over who works with me. Me, me and me alone has to take responsibility for anything.

I would never allow anyone to give me money, no difference how badly I needed it. I wanted literally to earn my living.