Quotes About Opportunity

I was lucky enough to co-found a business in college that ended up with 400 employees, and I launched 20 different projects while I was there - a project a week.

Holden Caulfield would definitely be an interesting role, but I think there was some problem with the rights. As far as projects, I definitely would like to get into something like that.

There are many projects I couldn't get off the ground because they didn't have white heroes. It's a problem that everyone who's been working in Hollywood has been facing.

Being in the Girl Scouts took me out of the projects environment and showed me different things.

Being behind the lens gives me a completely different perspective, and because of my blog, I get to do projects and attend shows lending me another angle.

People so far have been very fond of the Robert Altman movie, as I am, and when one things goes well it shines light on your other projects and now I seem to have a number of projects that are moving forward.

I enjoy working with Melissa a great deal. We're always looking for projects to do together. I was happy to have her do the show, because she doesn't normally do episodic unless she's starring, and I was very happy with the results.

Without doing the big blockbusters, I wouldn't be able to find the money to go after little projects that I want to do.

As a director, you've got to have quite a few projects going because you never know which one will actually come together with the financing and get the green light.

I think 'Mindhunter' has allowed me to get a chance to do larger projects.

As much as I can and am able to, with the projects that are presented to me, I try to just really choose things that are challenging and are something I haven't tackled before.

I want to find the right projects. I'm not going to take just anything.

I love to be in projects that take risks.

I'm really lucky in the sense that I have the privilege of being able to pick and choose what I do and only pick projects I really love and feel I can bring something to and I can learn from.

I'm from the housing projects, where people can't afford $150 shoes.

Like any other actor, I want to be part of good projects.

Grassroots projects are what keep you alive as an actor.

I haven't really had that many opportunities to play 'lead' so I guess I jumped at the chance. I have also never done any 'sci-fi' projects and thought it might be fun.

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

Living in the projects helped me with this role.

Probably some of the projects I chose to do after that had more to do with what people thought of me. The industry was very open and probably hoping that I could do anything.

It's nice to be asked to do good projects.

I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.

I've been lucky. I've made films that I really like. It's been a combination of what comes to me and what I choose. I've gone after lots of things that I didn't get, pet projects that everybody ends up chasing after. Really, you're lucky if you get anything.