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Publishers vet books, and they do a good job keeping out the low quality. But they also miss some good quality.

Quotes by J. A. Konrath

I would never describe football as a job because it doesn't feel like a job.

Quotes by Ivan Rakitic

You can be the hardest-working, most talented person in Hollywood and never book a job. Or you can not be able to act your way out of a box and be making $20 million a year.

Quotes by Italia Ricci

I never attended any acting school, though I've done theatre workshops a couple of times, and it has been an extremely enriching experience. But beyond that, I don't want to acquire the skills of acting and use them on camera....

Quotes by Ishaan Khatter

I finally had to go to the American Civil Liberties Union here in northern California to get my reply published to what I considered to be a hatchet job done by Stanley Crouch.

Quotes by Ishmael Reed

I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job.

Quotes by Isla Fisher

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

Quotes by Isabella Rossellini

If you do something that's going to get somebody a job, then they'll be able to pay for their kid's school, and then their kid is going to be a doctor, and then that doctor is going to probably help...

Quotes by Isabel dos Santos

I was very comfortable having a steady job on a hit show, and who knew if 'The Jeffersons' would catch on?

Quotes by Isabel Sanford

I like to watch 'The Office' over and over and over again. It's great, one of the best shows in the history of television. But also, I like to read. I honestly don't like to socialize, because my job is...

Quotes by Isabela Moner

Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.

Quotes by Irwin Winkler

Once you get on the pitch you know you've got a job to do.

Quotes by Isa Guha

With four women commentators, the IPL have shown they have faith in women commentators to do a good job.

Quotes by Isa Guha

The first job of a writer is to be honest.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

When I left school at 16, I became an apprentice television and radio technician, and was paid £17 a week, which was decent money in 1976. But the job turned sour when I gave myself an electric shock while repairing...

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

Do what in your heart you know is right. It is easy to get caught up in your ambitions, but no job is worth not being true to yourself.

Quotes by Irene Rosenfeld

By the time I got to Northwestern University in 1930, I was a football bum more interested in being an All-Star player and signing on with a pro team than going after a newspaper job.

Quotes by Irv Kupcinet

I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.

Quotes by Ira Glass

Fighting bitterness can be a full-time job.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

The off spinner's job is to contain; for me, leg spinners need to have a bigger heart than anyone else because it is easy to blame them.

Quotes by Imran Tahir

Frequently Asked Questions

What career advice or reflections show up in these "Job" quotes?
Several practical takes - a warning that a comfortable job can be "the death knell for any musician," advice to take any job in the industry you want to break into just to get your foot in the door, a director's take on nudging performances, and a description of an actor's job as embracing emotions people usually avoid.
Is there a quote about breaking into an industry?
Yes, one quote advises taking "the first job that you have in the business that you want to get into," regardless of what the job actually is, just to get your foot in the door. For more on taking action, see the Doing page.
Is there a quote warning about getting too comfortable in a job?
Yes, one quote calls a job you like that pays well enough to stay forever "the death knell for any musician," framing comfort as a risk to creative ambition.
Is there a quote about directing or filmmaking as a job?
Yes, one quote describes a director's job as nudging performances, referencing the idea that "90% of the job is casting," while focusing mainly on getting the best shots to cover the story. Browse the Great page for more on craft and process.
Is there a quote about what acting requires emotionally?
Yes, one quote describes an actor's job as embracing "emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from." For more day-to-day reflections on work, check out the Day and Good pages.

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