Quotes About Opportunity

I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.

Rock 'n' roll is much easier if you're white.

I would hate to look back on my life and go, 'You know, I wanted to do a rock n' roll album. I should have, and I never did.'

I am ready to work hard, do comedy, romance and action. Just give me that trust.

New York is just such a perfect place for romance.

I auditioned several times before I got the part in 'Shuddh Desi Romance.'

Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.

I wasn't allowed to leave Romania. That made me mad. You just want your freedom. You want your space. You want opportunity.

I never got the opportunity to be romantic or feel romantic with anyone.

If there is a chance to do so, I want to work with Stephen Chow in a romantic comedy film.

My daughter did this production of 'Romeo & Juliet' when she was younger, and this agent said she should work, and I said, 'You know what? I'd rather just have her go to school.'

When Ron Howard rings you up and says, 'I'd like you to do my film,' you do it.

I think one thing I had going for me that a lot of rookies didn't is that we played 15, 16 games every year in college.

My rookie year was so much easier, and it was so much shorter than most rookies due to the fact that I had KG. That changes everything. I was blessed to have the opportunity to play with KG - not only learn but play with KG. Not many people in the NBA are able to say that.

I was fortunate to be in a great situation in Canton, be the leader of the team my rookie year. I got to show a lot of people that I was an NBA player on a nightly basis.

In my rookie year, I got a chance to play and from there on, I just tried to prove I can be a really good player in this league.

Coming out as a rookie, no. 4 draft pick, you expected to see some playing time.

Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executive suites and that we employ women in front of and behind the camera and in our writers' rooms.

I've been very fortunate to be on some great teams and in great locker rooms.

My agent knows what I'm looking for. And I'm also looking for a new agent, too, so I'm putting it out there. Again, I'm not going to turn down every role, because there is no bad role, really. It's all what you bring to the role, but that traditional, 'Stand here and open a rope,' I'm not doing it.

Derrick Rose - he's had his opportunity. He's been an MVP in the league. His efficiency isn't what it used to be.

If I'm in the rotation, I'm in the rotation. If I'm not, I still will support the guys like I am in the rotation. But when I do get my turn, I definitely will make the best of it.

I remember auditioning for 'Moulin Rouge!,' the part that Ewan McGregor played. I was so young: I was literally just out of college.

I had a rough start when I moved to L.A. I couldn't find a job, so I couch-surfed for the first two years.