Quotes About Opportunity

I really enjoyed working on the 2009 film, 'Aliens in the Attic,' because it was shot in New Zealand and I got to visit there for the first time.

I want to spend my time at colleges and universities.

If it were not for people who stepped forward and gave me opportunities at a time when I had not proved myself at all, believe me, I would not have a career.

You might get a "no" a hundred times but you might get "yes" one time. That one "yes" will take you on a new path!

I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them touring.

The first time I had got an offer to come to Hollywood, I turned it down. I said, "No, I'm an actor of the stage.

There's still time for redemption if I live long enough, don't you think?

I just happened to have enough time to be able to take other parts between those first few Twilight films. But it wasn't about proving to people that I had something else to give.

I was lucky enough to be a "type." Sort of a bad-guy type at the time, because I was tall and I had dark eyes. A lot of times, you don't have to be good; you just have to be the right type.

When I was working on my career, I was very aware of what I had done, what I wanted to do next. I'm having a good time just reading things that might be interesting to do.

From the time I became an actor my whole approach was to try to do as many different things as possible. It never occurred to me that I might be typecast.

You know, there are a lot of would-be governors of Texas sitting around today who never took the opportunity to get into a race when the time was right. If George is good at anything, it's timing.

For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.

Most of the time one night blends into the next and weeks blend into weeks and months into other months. And sooner or later we all die. But at the beginning of the night anything's possible.

Certain money is not always good money. It could be just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I mean, if you have your priorities in check then for the most part it's easy.

I'm a great believer in everything at the right time. Go on a crazy spree if it's the right time to do it but choose your moment carefully and beware of impulse buying.

In order to become a big-league manager you have to be in the right place at the right time. That's rule number one.

I have turned down so many major advertising bids because I think either the time isn't right or I'm not.

When you pick a career like acting, it's challenging, but it's a lesson every time you put yourself out there. I wouldn't change it for the world - I love what I learn every single day.

All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.

To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting to me.

I had dreamed about being a college coach for a long time, but with no education, I never thought I would get a chance.

... the time will come when no servant will be hired without a diploma from some training school, and a girl will as much expect to fit herself for house-maid or cook, as for dressmaker or any trade.

I probably thought that about most of the things I did. But you wind up in situations where you have to make decisions very quickly, and you just go for it a lot of the time.