Quotes About Career

My first ambition was to be an animator for Walt Disney. Then I wanted to be a magazine cartoonist.

I'm really excited that the studio is trying, because when I began my career in the early '90s, late '80s, Disney was not something - though I respected it and liked what they were doing in those years - it's not like I thought I wanted to be a part of that studio right now.

Disney has been really good to me, so if a role comes up, I hope they'll keep me in mind.

We were a band way before we ever did anything with Disney.

It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone's disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business.

One thing is for sure, for the rest of this career, I will play this game how I want to play it and, while I am not going to disrespect anyone, I am going to voice my opinions.

There are roles I have said no to, but for different reasons. And, I never talk about those because I feel it's disrespectful to say, 'Oh, I said no to this project or that other project.' I'd rather talk about the ones that I said yes to and the reasons why.

I was dissatisfied just being an actor.

I'm not dissatisfied with my place in it rock 'n' roll.

I didn't want my career to dissolve based on me passively accepting anything I was given if it didn't feel right.

I have the distinct pleasure of doing exactly what I want to do and get paid for it. It's a joy.

As an actor, I always feel that each and every character in my films has to be distinct. The character Thilak that I play in 'Kavan' will be one such unique role in my career.

'Ambitious' is seen as a dirty word, especially when it comes to women. But what being ambitious actually means is to achieve distinction in your chosen field.

Dad was always working in the living room. There was no distinction between work and life - it was the same thing.

I'd like to believe that achieving a leadership position is all about competency, capability and ambition, so I try not to distinguish between the sexes when it comes to giving career advice.

Whatever career you are in, you always have other distractions.

The idea of being associated with Bollywood prompted me to get into DVD distribution.

It's quite a dangerous career move to go wilfully on making films that may not find a distributor.

I loved my job at the district attorney's office.

I'm unelectable in the District of Columbia.

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I didn't debut in a film playing a diva.

I've done a lot of movies, but none of them that have blown up the way that 'Divergent' did.

I've been getting diverse roles.