Quotes About Opportunity

I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late.

Always wanted to be an actress or work with animals and now I get to do both.

School visits are something I do fairly often: I always say to the students that somebody has got to end up with the interesting careers, so why not them?

There are lots of good directors I would like to work with; I want to be inspired and challenged by them.

I've always wanted to go where the work was or where I was wanted. The idea that it can be planned is one I let go of a long time ago.

I absolutely love Vancouver! One, because the city is beautiful and very easily walkable, and two, because the city keeps giving me work!

I've been in some biennales, and some I haven't. I always like the idea of how you meet the curator, hang out, and figure out who you want to work with.

For me, the motivation really was to work with Al Pacino. To me, that seemed like an incredible opportunity, just a learning opportunity because I thought so highly of him.

At this point of time in history, I don't think that women in any work force that's a male-dominated work force have the same rules to play or live by as men do.

There's a Buddhist precept that the only thing you deserve is the chance to do the work, and I've been given the chance to do the work.

I work whenever I'm let.

I really hope that I get to work with Chris [Nolan] some day.

Never send a boy to do a man's work; send a woman.

One of the wonderful things about the actor's life is that's what we have the opportunity to do; we bring all these aspects of ourselves and of our personal lives into the work that we do.

I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.

Women in America work so hard and not all of them get their shot. And I feel like I worked hard, but I also got my opportunity, which puts in a different category of blessings.

You're able to make a real difference. If a woman's able to step away financially, she's able to begin to do all the other work.

I wait and take on projects that I think can work.

I think I just wanted to work when I finally came to Hollywood. That's what it was. I wanted to get a job, and then I wanted to get the second one.

I've been very lucky being in New York. While there are many things that have impacted my life, I have been able to stay here and do my own work.

Both my parents work in film. They're crew. I love movies, and I just wanted to be involved. I got really lucky. I auditioned for a while and then started making films.

I'm just happy when people want me to work for them.

I'm a journeyman actor. My experience as a journeyman actor is that you have to go where the work is. I've never been the lead; I've never been in that position.

Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person.