Quotes About Opportunity

I have never made a secret of the fact I am excited about the coaching position at Bayern Munich and that I would be happy to take on this job if this unique opportunity should arise.

I always wanted to be a Muppet. So when 'Sesame Street' approached me to guest star, I thought: 'I'm going to be on this!' It's pretty incredible stuff.

I did a one-off episode of 'The New Normal' for Ryan Murphy, and that was the first time I played a gay role.

I think Detroit is where muscle meets brains.

I'm always going to go up against movies with bigger muscle and money, so I need to have a strong grass-roots game.

Your artistry is a muscle that needs to be exercised, so if all you are doing is auditioning, you'll never get the satisfaction of fulfilling the need to play the part.

I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often.

So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles.

The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there's not much opportunity in terms of employment there. So you do have to be resourceful and be able to flex your muscles artistically.

A lot of times, I was about to get a role, but then somebody called. The father or mother would call and a starlet would get it. If somebody is with someone and the heroine is his muse or girlfriend, then she would get the role. All this has happened to me.

In 'Night At The Museum 3,' with Ben Stiller, I was only given a couple of lines. If you are in guys' comedies, it's not like you are ever going to just get handed some jokes and a brilliant role.

Even though education was key in my family, I had no access to museums or art where we lived. I was a bit starved.

The Philadelphia/New York world of the music business is a tough place to be.

I've always felt like the Forrest Gump of the music business. I've been fortunate to work with a lot of great people.

I've been around the music business for a long time now, and I've had a lot of chances to do movies. But I didn't really want to do any until I found stuff that started to hit me in the right place.

To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.

The music business and I were made for each other.

I have always believed that there is no age factor to this music business. You are only as old as you feel and basically you can be a contender at any time.

I was a late bloomer in the music business.

I thought I could get myself into the music business by doing paralegal work. I was just trying to get in any way I could.

My music career is why I moved to New York in the first place.

I'm really excited to be chosen as a VEVO LIFT artist. It's a great opportunity to reach millions more music fans with my sound and let them see the real Rita.

I'm just glad that there's some diversity in the music industry with women so people know that you can be literally anything and still be able to make it.