Quotes About Career

I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.

Family issues and a failing career would be enough to consume most young actresses.

I know that I have a good career and I'm really busy, but there's always that part of my mind that's like, 'You're not doing enough, nobody knows you're alive, you're failing.'

Some stars can make five or six failures in a row and continue to work - with a raise. I can't figure how that works. Maybe foreign sales or a smart agent.

I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and I... just think about myself, I don't think that would be fair. That would be very selfish. Because everything I do in my life is to benefit my people.

I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.

I date fairly often, but my work is much more important.

Well, I think I've had a fairly meandering career.

At any period of an actor's life, it's fairly likely that they'll be cast in ways that are reminiscent. That's the way it goes.

I have a fairly hefty resume because I'm pretty aggressive about doing things that I think I need to do.

'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.

I began in radio in 1997 on a radio show hosted by a now very famous comic, Jamel Debbouze. I would fake call listeners.

Singing has always been a part of my life. I started at Opryland singing, and I realized I could make a living at it. I thought it was something I would grow out of. I didn't know what I was going to do with my life. Everything's just sorta fallen into place.

I have been a little lucky to get work. I know there are people who struggle a lot to get a film; I believe a lot in destiny. Things have fallen into place for me.

I had fallen in love with doing television.

I'm lucky to have fallen into this trade, and I'm still fighting to stay in it.

I'm sad about my theatre career, but I've also fallen a bit in love with TV!

Age is definitely an issue for women in TV. There comes a point - especially if you're a woman - when your career just falls off a cliff. I'm not being self-pitying. That's just the way it is.

I've seen young actresses have major falls from their career, and that's just not what I want.

The 'problem lies' are the half-dozen or so falsehoods we hear every day that can lead us down the wrong path in our careers, change how we do business, or dramatically influence our personal lives.

When I started acting almost 50 years ago, it wasn't about fame. It was about acting.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

I need something to fall back on if fame doesn't work. I'll have to become an economist or something.

There's an awful lot of choices in the world as far as what one can do for a living. It's best to be familiar with as many sectors of the working world as you can be so you'll be better at your creative job anyway.