Quotes About Career

I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.

I think, being an actor, it's just a relief every time you get a part.

I came into the industry at a time when there weren't a lot of choices to what you could do.

I never wanted to separate from either wife. It was accumulated stress. We had virtually no time to ourselves. After politics we were both working very hard to establish new careers.

It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.

I'm supposed to be taking time off. But I'm still writing and I have this Gap advert lined up.

Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me.

When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.

I didn't want to stay in the Stones, and be stuck in a position having to play a music I didn't like anymore and that restricted me from doing all the others things I'm interested in because of time.

People always think I was just playing in a piano bar, but I only did that for about six months. The rest of the time I was playing in bands.

Most actors are very grateful for what is as opposed to what will be. You spend 98% of your time looking for a job, so when you get it, it's fantastic.

For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

I just want to keep working, really. I just want to keep acting. Playing one part for a very long time builds up in you a desire to play as many different things as you can.

Every time you walk down the street people are screaming, 'You're fired!'

Would you believe, I am still offered scripts and projects all the time?

The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones.

I start laughing every time because the media talks to me like I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out.

A woman is a full time job. You have to choose your profession.

I spent a long time trying to make it in the commercial world hoping that commercials would then lead to movies. That was a less-travelled path at the time, although it's very well-travelled now.

I'm working full time on my job and part time on my fortune

Whenever I'm taking time off, all I'm thinking about is working.

Personally, my twenties were a complete waste of time. Professionally, I hope some good came of them.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.