Quotes About Opportunity

If you go back and look at the pilot of 'Seinfeld,' no one would have thought that show would be what it became, and television isn't given that kind of chance anymore.

I did the 'Gunsmoke' pilot for $250. We were all so hungry, we would have done anything.

I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job.

I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.

I came to L.A. when I was 19, and my two roommates were blue-eyed, blond dudes. I helped coach them, and they both landed pilots.

We shoot a lot of pilots that don't get picked up, and no one ever sees them at all.

I have to literally pinch myself every day, like, 'Oh my God, I'm in New York. I live in New York.' It's awesome, just like the energy.

Sometimes, I pinch myself. Through everything, its about hard work... believing in yourself and in the American dream. Believe that you can make something out of yourself.

I always believed that all it would take was a decent role. I felt like a pinch hitter with a leaden bat: that if I got a chance, I could hit a home run.

I always start a job thinking 'why am I here?', I feel very very lucky, I still pinch myself.

We look around every day on set and pinch ourselves that we're at work.

After 'Pink,' I wanted to do something that would challenge me further as an actor.

I am not at a level where I will be flooded with offers. Hopefully, things will change after 'Pink.' It is one film after 'Shaitan' where I am hoping things will change for me.

I feel after 'Pink' my time has come.

The entire industry saw 'Pink' and it helped me get more work.

Cornell changed my life; getting in there was one of my pinnacle moments.

I think playing for England is the pinnacle of every young English player's career.

I got to the pinnacle of the sport for a reason and that's to make money. I didn't come here just to give handouts.

Look, if Givenchy is going to lend you a dress, I'm not going to turn it down. I would wear that dress to just go out and buy a pint of milk if they would lend it to me.

My grandfather, K.R. Balan, a pioneer in the film industry, wanted me to try my hand at acting.

I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we crowbar our way in.

I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.

So I picked a field where I had a little exposure. Where I thought I could have an enormous challenge, and have a chance to really do some good, to be a pioneer in an area, and not just be like everyone else.

TwitchCon is something that I look forward to all year because it gives me an opportunity to see what's in the pipeline and meet up with some of the best the industry has to offer, like DrLupo.