Quotes About Career

Such a big part of acting is getting your face out there and getting recognized.

With all the movies I've done, I still get recognized from my episode of 'Law & Order' more than anything else. It never fails.

If you want to be an actor because you want to be recognized on the street and have people ask you for autographs, look for another career. If you want to be an actor because you love being on stage and want to capture a person's heart, go for it.

I get recognized by some people in my community, but not a lot. In fact, they would say, 'What do you do?' And I would say, 'Well, I did 'The Bernie Mac Show.'' And they would say, 'Oh, really? Well, do you know so-and-so?' And I'd say, 'Yeah, I hired them. I was the boss!' They don't believe it.

I'm hoping to have a huge future in voice-overs. For years, people have said, 'I recognized your voice before I recognized your face!'

They're hard workers, they're really smart but they're not very good about marching into their boss's offices and saying 'I need a raise!... Women tend to have the attitude that, 'if I put my head down, I work really hard, I'll get recognized.'

I'm knocking on 50, and I'm still getting recognized for playing a 14-year-old boy. It makes me think I must still look great!

I finished up my graduate degree in quantum mechanics, but underwent a bit of a personal crisis, recognizing that I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life. It was too abstract, too far removed from human concerns.

It's a long struggle being an actor; I don't know if I'd ever recommend it to anybody!

I recommend everyone who DJ's to do it as a hobby and make sure you have a day job or are going to school. Only 100 DJ's in the world make a living doing this, by that I mean making a good, comfortable living.

A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.

I highly recommend getting your career established first and then having children.

I would recommend, definitely, developing a 'day job' that you like - don't expect to make money writing!

Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not a good career choice for anybody. I don't recommend it.

If you want to provide for your family, maybe show business is not a high degree of success. You will need to keep your day job until you make it, and know it's an odds thing just like the NFL. I personally wouldn't recommend anybody to go into this business.

I don't recommend anybody becoming a fighter.

I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.

If I went out there and felt the best I ever felt and fought the best I've ever fought and lost, I would have to reconsider things and think differently. I would have a different outlook on my career.

Late in my career, I was asked to do an inspirational record and a duets album and I didn't want to do either.

I had already done Rainbow in Curved Air and had a big record on CBS. I was launched to have a long career and then I just dropped out and went to India.

When I got involved with The Five Crowns who later became The Drifters, and we got this hit record, I still was looking at this as kind of a fun thing.

You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.