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My first job was with an auto plant, Kansas City - they treated you like slaves. From there I went back to Chicago, worked in steel mills, drove a cab, stuff like that.

Quotes by Ed Asner

Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get.

Quotes by Ed Asner

If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets.

Quotes by Ed Asner

My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job.

Quotes by Ed Bradley

I made the decision to come back to New York, quit my job and move to Paris.

Quotes by Ed Bradley

He used to have a tent show, a little tent show, and I thought I was going to get a job working one year on the tent show, but he closed it down and I never got to go out...

Quotes by Earl Scruggs

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.

Quotes by Earl Campbell

The truth is that I'm constitutionally incapable of doing an ordinary job.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

I'm a playmaker, and I'm going to score. At the end of the day, my job is to put the ball in the basket.

Quotes by Dwyane Wade

If I wasn't doing candy, I'd want to create the best rescue animal-shelter organization. Otherwise, the Jackson 5 and Michael Jackson were so much a part of my childhood, and Janet and I have become friends. So my second dream...

Quotes by Dylan Lauren

I am very athletic and like to play tennis, run, hike, and work out with my trainer. I also enjoy traveling, and given that it's a part of my job, I get to do it a lot.

Quotes by Dylan Lauren

'McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera.

Quotes by Dustin Clare

With my biology degree, I got this job at an environmental lab. We tested sewage runoff, we tested chemical warfare waste runoff. It's a job I'll never do again and I would never wish upon anybody.

Quotes by Dustin Lynch

Normal pain is no problem, that just comes with the job.

Quotes by Dustin Poirier

Hard times are when a man has worked at a job for 30 years - 30 years - and they give him a watch, kick him in the butt, and say, 'Hey, a computer took your place, daddy.' That's hard...

Quotes by Dusty Rhodes

Whether you're working in corporate America or you're a journalist, construction worker, a teacher or an actor - we're all trying to keep working. If one job is ending, you look for another job. When 'Psych' ends, I will be...

Quotes by Dule Hill

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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