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I consider reading to be part of my job.

Quotes by Elin Hilderbrand

I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.

Quotes by Elinor Lipman

As a director, you have to know what actors are doing. You're the one telling them what to do. The actors' job is to come prepared to the set, but sometimes, if they're beginning actors or people who are non-actors,...

Quotes by Eli Roth

I am so lucky to do the job I do.

Quotes by Eleanor Tomlinson

I think I am incredibly generous with how much I give to my projects, but that's my generosity with the job.

Quotes by Elena Anaya

It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and to accommodate them all, each in their proper places, wisely and well and in so...

Quotes by Elena Kagan

And what my constitutional values are are wholly irrelevant to the job, and so neither you nor anyone else will know what they are.

Quotes by Elena Kagan

When I am working, I have two shows on Saturday, and when I wake up, and it's a lovely day, I just cry. I'm joking: I love my job.

Quotes by Elena Roger

If you have poor management that's not doing the right job, you end up with unions filling the void and... page after page of work rules and thicker and thicker contracts.

Quotes by Eli Broad

In 1981, Ms. Ebtekar was made editor-in-chief of the English-language newspaper 'Kayhan International.' The man who gave her the job was Mr. Khatami, who was then head of the Kayhan publishing house.

Quotes by Elaine Sciolino

In 1991, only two years into the Bush administration, Condoleezza Rice suddenly left her powerful job as the top Russia expert on the National Security Council and went back to California - to get a life.

Quotes by Elaine Sciolino

I joke that I've always had this sort of insatiable 'big sis' complex - which is odd given that I am the baby of the family with no sisters! It's the reason I have such a powerful desire to connect...

Quotes by Elaine Welteroth

When I was growing up in comedy, there were maybe 10 comics in the whole country. Everyone had a day job. You worked free for years in little clubs, then you got your big break and became a star.

Quotes by Elayne Boosler

I wasn't funny as a kid. I remember enjoying comedians, but I never understood it was a job choice or a profession.

Quotes by Elayne Boosler

As an actor, I'm always just so pumped when I get any job. To be a working actor takes a lot of luck.

Quotes by Elden Henson

Knowing how to tactfully criticize someone's work is a mentor's job.

Quotes by Eileen Pollack

I love that I have a job that I love.

Quotes by Ekaterina Gordeeva

I love telling stories, I love entertaining, and I love my job.

Quotes by Ekta Kapoor

Every person - we want to make sure that every person who wants a job will indeed get one.

Quotes by Elaine Chao

Washington policymakers have to understand the adverse implications of their actions on job creation, and they must reorder some of their priorities.

Quotes by Elaine Chao

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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