Quotes About Opportunity

But in the back of my mind I've always looked to the biggest-scale Hollywood movies. Because to me the most satisfying experience is of watching a movie, if it's done really well. And so that aspiration is always it for me, if I have the opportunity to do it.

Hollywood likes to put actors in boxes, and it likes to put Asian actors in really small boxes.

I left home at 15 because Hollywood isn't the best place to grow up.

Catherine Zeta-Jones started out like me. Her big break in Hollywood was in 'Zorro.'

I want to be in Hollywood.

When I first came here, Hollywood was very closed-minded.

If you want to write for films or TV, you must go to Hollywood.

What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to have me in it. But that happens with a lot of actors in Hollywood, not just with me.

So, no, I'm not trying to crack into Hollywood, although I'll make films there if they're good scripts.

I relished the opportunity to be on Broadway... It's the holy grail for people like me.

Hillary Clinton has made it clear over and over again that we are at our best when we lift people up; we should be leaving no one behind. That is not always her home base, but it's always part of what she says.

I don't like to sound immodest, but I believe in what I can do. Sometimes it's been frustrating because I haven't gotten to bat; if you're on the bench, and an unimaginative person doesn't see you as right for a certain role, you don't get the chance to hit the home run.

I always try to have some good at-bats. Home runs come once in a while; that's good.

For me to be able fight in my home state of New York would be a dream come true.

I live in New York. I go to dance class; I do theatre. When things are sent to me, if I like them, I push to do them. And I would absolutely love to do anything that's part of my dad's homeland.

I don't want to scrounge around and be homeless, and I want to finish my education.

I was blessed to be able to be born here. My dad crossed. My dad illegally went through the border and was living under a bridge; he was homeless. People are making fun of him, beating him up. All kinds of things. After he kind of figured out the situation, he brought my mom over.

The challenges that the homeless face aren't dissimilar to those in developing countries.

For our way-too-large population of homeless children, we can provide tutoring services so they can be ready for college.

I think a woman's role is not just confined to being a homemaker and have babies, but a lot more.

My mother went to work in the homes of white folk, usually living in and looking after their children. The money was small.

I've always wanted to throw a first pitch out, and nothing like doing it near your hometown where you live.

I wanted a future outside my hometown.

I was discovered when I was 13 by an agent. I was standing outside a coffee shop in Gothenburg, my hometown, when I was approached.