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When it comes to making laws that protect the public from the financial services industry, Congress has done a progressively worse job since the Pecora Commission hearings of the early 1930s, which led to Congress taking bold steps to regulate...

Quotes by Gary Weiss

College is something I've always said I wanted to do, but you're going there to get a piece of paper that says you can get a job, but if I'm already working steadily and doing good work, it makes you...

Quotes by Gaten Matarazzo

There are some agents who do a good job looking after players but there are others who stifle and mollycoddle them.

Quotes by Gary Neville

People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.

Quotes by Gary Peters

I've never had to compromise myself for a job, ever.

Quotes by Gary Sinise

Unless you have a long-running series, most actors just go job to job if you're lucky to keep working. You just do a movie or a play or a TV thing, and it's over at some point.

Quotes by Gary Sinise

My desire to be an artist really came out of being broke and unemployed and incapable of holding a job down. That's what it was driven by for sure.

Quotes by Gary Hume

I lived on nothing for years - squatted where I lived and where I worked, stole electricity, made things from stuff I found in skips, used paper that had been discarded - you do everything you can do to keep...

Quotes by Gary Hume

I got a job as an assistant film editor, which lasted for a few years, but I found writing incredibly difficult, and I thought, 'How am I going to make a film if I can't write?' I didn't really comprehend...

Quotes by Gary Hume

Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big,...

Quotes by Gary Johnson

I've only got a Saturday job so my weekdays are generally pretty free.

Quotes by Gary Lineker

Every year, some 65,000 high school students - many of them star students and leaders in their communities - are unable to go to college or get a good job because they have no legal status.

Quotes by Gary Locke

Upon graduation, believe it or not, I had no job. I had no interviews. I had no prospects. I had no worries. What I did have, I had passion. I had enormous passion. I had passion for financial markets. I...

Quotes by Gary Cohn

I still have the desire to do the job of acting. It's just a matter of whether I'll be allowed to do the job of acting that remains to be seen. There are only so many brick walls that I'm...

Quotes by Gary Coleman

My slogan is I'm the least qualified guy for the job, but I'd probably do the best job.

Quotes by Gary Coleman

Any pitcher who might throw at me should know I'm not giving up my day job or trying to get anyone else's job. I just can't think of anything cooler than being one of the boys of summer!

Quotes by Garth Brooks

The guys have told me not to quit my day job.

Quotes by Garth Brooks

There's no doubt that 'Lion' is an audience pleaser. I mean, I went to a lot of research screenings all over, in London and America and Australia, and the results were ridiculous, and the crowds were... they just loved the...

Quotes by Garth Davis

Filmmaking is not a job but a social responsibility for me.

Quotes by Garth Davis

I loved publishing; I loved working in the book industry, but I've been writing pretty much nonstop since I was 19. I realized very early on that I would need a day job, and I wanted one that was in...

Quotes by Garth Nix

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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