Quotes About Opportunity

A lot of what I do around Houston is to find ways to lift people through literacy. It's become part of our family culture. Everyone in our family has found some way and capacity to serve. You don't necessarily need to be President or First Lady to serve and help.

I had no idea what I was going to do with my life. But then a lady at the youth theatre asked me if I'd ever thought of going to drama school.

Of course, 'Kahaani' is my huge break. Lady Luck smiled at me.

Let the record show I would never turn down a role with Lady Gaga.

I actually applied at Hanna-Barbera to work on 'The Smurfs' when I got laid off for a brief period of time from Disney. I didn't get the job. That was my first introduction to Smurfs.

I love having the ability to do podcasts because of the long format, informality, and the opportunity to decide what is said, how the show is laid out, and who the guests are.

L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.

When I got to Salt Lake City, in the summer of 2010 - I know it's a cliche, but man, it's the truth: I was just a kid.

If I had an opportunity to hand-pick a team that I wanted to play in the NBA Finals, it would probably be the Lakers.

My very first NBA game was against the Los Angeles Lakers; it was a pre-season game against Magic Johnson.

I love the feeling of being in front of a live crowd and performing and just kind of letting loose and getting the crowd involved, and I got to perform at the Superbowl and at the Staples Center, you know, at the Lakers game, which was amazing.

People think it's lame to be young, but it's not. And you only get to be young for so long.

This is a land of immigrants, and most come here for opportunity, a second chance.

Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State.

When I have actors flirting with me in acting, in my head, I am thinking, 'If I flirt back, I could definitely land a film with this guy. If I consider going to his house for drinks, considering he has invited me, I could definitely get a film with him.' But I just don't want to do that.

On my 7th birthday, in 1970, I left India and came to America: to this land of incredible opportunity.

'House of Cards' was amazing to work on. I couldn't believe I landed there.

This directing thing just sort of fell my way and landed in my lap.

I landed the role in 'Caddyshack' auditioning, like everybody else. It wasn't a role I thought I'd get, so I had nothing to lose.

It was in the open market that we found Joe DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals. A bad knee had scared everybody else off DiMaggio. But we risked $25,000 in cash and five players, and landed a star whom I would not sell for $250,000.

I only went to college for one semester, community college outside of Dallas. I got to the end of that and said, 'I'm not doing this anymore,' and moved to L.A. and landed a job.

With hard work and some good help, I eventually landed an exclusive interview with Auma Obama, President Obama's half-sister.

Quickly, after I landed in England, I found out ways to get scholarships. England turned out to be a very encouraging place for me.

The camera caught me just by chance, in a fleeting movement in another actor's show reel. That's how I landed 'Ramayan.'