Quotes About Opportunity

I'm really lucky because I found myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to do. I can make records, produce records, make movies, or I can do nothing. I'm not a slave to the dollar.

I am a very lucky artist in the sense that I have had all my life a lot of opportunities to do what I want to do.

I don't play too much into the color game, because I don't want to be the best African American quarterback, I want to be the best quarterback.

Everybody wants to be in the next Marvel movie.

I'm convinced that if the same opportunities were made available to everybody, people would want to better their lot in life.

We're covering all our bases so we can do whatever we want next time. That's how we're looking at it, rather than this just being an endless number of album/tour cycles.

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call.

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.

It's not that the universe wants you to be abundant; it is offering you the opportunity to take part in its abundance.

Now we understand much more clearly. why people from all over the world want to come to New York and to America. It's called freedom.

I'm in a position where I'm being continually knocked back for the kind of independent films I want to be in because people don't know who I am.

That's what I love about acting. There's never a set role. You can be a firefighter, you can be a baseball player, you can be whatever you want in the acting world. I think I've found my calling.

Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.

It's a big deal when you finally get the chance to do the one thing you want to do - need to do - more than anything. It can kind of scare the crap out of you.

I was about 14, and my friend's stepdad asked me to do a 10K with him because his son - who was more into basketball - didn't want to. It was amazing, and I still remember the time I got: 48:23.

Are we going to fire the father to hire the son? We want to create jobs for young people, but not at the expense of others.

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

Any man in Hollywood will meet me if I want that. No, make that any man anywhere.

Believe me, when people say, 'We want to pay you X-million to do this movie,' I won't be the girl who hangs back saying, 'Oh, I really don't deserve it,' I'll be, 'Un-hunh, hand it right over.'

I get offered to do stuff where the money's nice but it's not something I want to do - I get offered a lot of commercials too.

In America, the colors sing, they don't just glower at you. The West Coast especially is fantastic. It seems like you can do whatever you want here.

If you feel safe then you can go wherever you want to go as an actor.

I'm always reading plays, and when I find something that I really want to do, then I'll make the time to do it.

Albuquerque is my home. I want my kids and all of our children to be able to go to any public or charter school and receive an excellent education.