Quotes About Career

I have done hit shows like 'Bhabhi' - 'Mayka' did well on Zee TV; so did 'Chidya Ghar' on Sab TV. So why should I work with a new channel with exclusivity?

Before doing 'Darkplace' in 2003, I was temping and at call centres, and that was pretty bad. Then I was at the London Dungeon, which I loved doing, and then from that, I was on Channel 4 doing 'Darkplace.'

I always thought I will wait for a channel to come with a Mandira Bedi centric role.

I'm such a Beeb girl, they've always been great to me. I've worked at ITV and Channel 4, but the BBC has always felt like home.

As a 25-year-old banker, I decided to leave my career and change the world. This sounds like a move that a 25-year-old banker might make today - to escape the chaos.

I have no issue with being a character actor. If you've been around enough that people are able to segregate you into that category, it means you're working. So that's good!

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

I like Edward G. Robinson - he started as a character actor and became a lead, which is probably why I like him.

I never saw myself as a character actor or a lead actor; I've only seen myself as just an actor.

I just wanted to be a working character actor.

I think most actors don't start out wanting to be either a lead or a character actor. You just really want to work, whatever manifestation that takes.

Careers are what they are, they don't make any sense at all when you look back. We're not in charge of them.

You cannot be in charge of a family and run a big company.

Growing up, money is important. And now I have a career where I'm making enough money to live. But I really want to give it to my parents, my family, charities, and people around me.

We all work for money. At 34, maybe I can donate to charity.

Charity work is part of my life. I do it, I expect to do it, but it is not a career.

I didn't really chart things out, career-wise.

I think you have to chase your life even harder than you chase your career.

It's hard to get older as an actress. You see a lot of people, especially in L.A., chasing youth.

I really put the medical school thing on hold and really chased after my football dream. And I guess I'm still chasing. I'm eight years in the NFL, and I feel very fortunate to be where I am.

I'll do something that brings me a check.

Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job.

If I wasn't an actress, I'd be a chef. I'd love to open a restaurant.

I'd really love to go and do a chef's apprenticeship. I really would, I love cooking.