Quotes About Career

Engineering was the safe and sensible choice, but music was what I loved and wanted to do.

Once you have a child, that becomes your life, and while that's the way it should be, I sort of have a love affair with my work. Having said that, many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.

I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom.

The trouble is, being an actor, you're always being sent scripts, so you've always got something to read. You've always got about three scripts to read, that you have to read, all the time. So finding a book or getting into a book series is hard, especially for me.

I think you judge your career by the scripts that are being sent your way.

I'm a very separate person to my job.

I enjoy what I do on the field. In fact, I need it. But I don't have a problem separating my on-field life from my off-field life.

'School of Rock' was just once in a lifetime things; I want to be a doctor, actually. I'd go an do the sequel if they asked me to.

I have never been of the opinion that I will only play the lead in a serial. For me, just the role needs to be good.

After 'Surya vs. Surya' I went on to do a TV serial 'Dahleez' and that got me busy.

To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.

I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s.

I take my health and the longevity of my career very seriously.

I am happy that people are taking me seriously as an actor.

I think I will serve as secretary of state as my last public position.

It has always been my plan not to serve more than two terms.

Then I got out of the service, and I was going to be a Shakespearean actor.

I want to improve every season, every training session. I'll continue that until I finish my career.

To put it bluntly, the push for 'college for all' sets up students to fail.

I didn't have the regular high school experience. My experiences were on sets.

I wasn't the star-obsessed person. I never wanted to meet stars at film sets.

I went to art school first and thought that I'm going to design theater sets. That was my path.

I will settle down & teach for the rest of my days.

I'd like to settle down eventually, but acting is emotionally draining.