Quotes About Opportunity

I've been fortunate enough to play at all the age groups but I'm not eligible for them anymore.

I care about education for everyone, not just the elite.

In athletics there are so many great elite athletes who look like me, so it was easy to fall into.

Growing up in America, even in the rougher parts of Elizabeth, I had two nice playgrounds to choose from as a child.

I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.

I think what GFW is doing is cool and unique. They're taking some of the talent you've seen elsewhere or haven't had a chance to see before because there's so much talent everywhere.

People think I only play at PSG for the money, but I could get paid well elsewhere too.

I had Elvis' number in my book and I never called it.

I definitely would like to embark on acting, give it a shot, you know maybe that's my calling, maybe it's not.

I think we're going to be very embarrassed in a few years when we see a lot more women film-makers. People will look back and ask, 'How did it take so long for you to figure this out?'

I consider myself an embodiment of the American dream: an all-American Indian.

New York has always embraced me.

Being my dad's daughter has allowed me to do a lot of things that maybe another artist might not be able to do or wouldn't be necessarily embraced doing.

Nothing is more exciting than being around new talent when it emerges.

Women themselves are an emerging market.

I'm not saying I only want to work with female directors. But I want to continue to work with emerging female directors.

You don't have the opportunity to win an Emmy unless you're given the opportunity to play certain kinds of roles.

You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

I've been very, very, very, very fortunate, and I'm very grateful for my career and that, at 60, I won an Emmy.

Freedom is not of use to those who do not know how to employ it.

The only person who would employ me without a degree was myself.

Everything's harder for women: harder to start, to stay employed, to run a life with a family.

I know that if I had got educated, I might have ended up as a call-center employee.

Half of my employees are women.