Quotes About Ambition

The stupidest thing I ever did was turn down 'Terms of Endearment' to do 'Cannonball Run II.' Jim Brooks wrote the part of the astronaut for me. Taking that role would have been a way to get all the things I wanted.

We need a governor strong enough to take us to our full potential. Jim Hood won't, but I will.

I wanted to be the female Jim Carrey.

I wanted to be in Jim Carrey comedy movies before I met him. I wanted to be a comedian on Stage 19, yukking it up.

I would love to be in a Jimmy McGovern drama on TV, but there is no way he would ever ask me unless it would be to play a lawyer or something.

God has blessed me with something. One day, I do see myself being like Jimmy Iovine. I'm trying to build an empire.

I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother!

I'd love to play St. Joan or Hamlet, and hopefully I will.

To be playing Joan Crawford is as good as it gets.

My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.

I love Mel Gibson... I'd like to ask him for a job.

Don't be limited by your job description.

I don't play for job security.

I don't really care about job security.

You have the dreams that you want, and then you have to do other jobs until you can get to that dream.

It's funny. Of all the jobs I've been ambitious for, this is one that never crossed my mind.

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get.

When I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.

I've chosen jobs that were sexy because I wanted to do them.

I think I'm trying to - I'm trying to make a career, rather than just doing jobs for the sake of doing jobs.

Most of the jobs I've gotten are from people calling me. I don't actively solicit a lot of work like that, but maybe I should.

I had wanted to be a dentist, but ended up being a chef. I think I've always had a fascination for jobs that have white jackets.

I've done jobs where I thought, 'I don't want to be that kind of actor; I don't want to work on something with people who don't have the same kind of goal as I do.'

Often jobs are un-turndownable even before you read the script. You go, 'Well, I have to do that.'