Quotes About Opportunity

I've loved to be a part of anything, having an opportunity to entertain, to be a part of a film, or just continue to do what I'm doing, I'm so happy, so just making town after town, doing my thing, but if I have that opportunity to star in a film or be an extra, I don't care; its all a learning experience for me.

Just growing up, my dad always told me the most important point of the game is the extra point. A lot of people take that play off. It's an opportunity to make something happen, and I'm going to make the most of it.

I went to L.A. to become an actress, and I started from the ground up. I worked as an extra, and then I started taking this joke-writing class because it was free. I didn't want to be a comedian, but I was like, 'Free education? Yeah, I'll take a class.'

If people are coming into the country to add an extra dimension, to bring skills and expertise with them, we have always been open to that.

I was still only 19 when I went to Scotland, but it was a good loan move for me to play those extra games.

I've been doing extra work but I always do. I want to feel at my best and I want to be ready when the gaffer gives me the chance.

I've already got 10,000 more eyes on me because I am of color and they're going to see what I can do in the top series. That's enough pressure in itself, so I don't need to add extra pressure.

I'm still a woman of color in this business and there are times when you still have to walk through extra doors and have extra things to prove.

I wanted to start my career on TV with a show which could extract maximum potential out of me and of course, I was also looking at what team of people I get associated with for my debut show.

Certainly coming to America has been extraordinary.

Everything all the time in a city is extraordinary!

I've never really been a careerist; I've never been able to step back and look at anything in that way. I though this is just what happens. I did take my work very seriously. I loved immersing myself in a character. I loved getting the opportunity to do that. I didn't realize how extraordinary it was, how lucky I was, because I was young.

Self-expression should not be a challenge that demands extraordinary talent but should be a right accessible to all.

For me, I am still very happy to be able to do stage design as it's an opportunity to express the extreme.

I am extremely lucky, and I enjoy the level of work that I am able to work at.

We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with.

When I moved to L.A., I was penniless, absolutely beyond broke and in debt up to my eyeballs.

There are many young and new directors, who have fabulous concepts and story ideas, and this is why I do their films. And the bottom line is, when I was a newcomer, someone gave me a chance too.

I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.

I'd love a job at Facebook.

Many a times you are faced with a situation where you have to make a decision and challenge yourself. When you do that you really understand your true strength.

Growing up, I didn't think it would be possible to be an actress - I didn't see a lot of Latina faces on TV or in movies. But that didn't stop me from trying. I realized early that anything I really wanted was worth working for.

To see old faces, to give back to the kids and let them know I come from these same schools and streets, and they can make it out, too, that's my biggest message to them.

Good sports facilities are a blessing.