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I'm a journalist - I'm not Robert Caro. I have a day job, and a pretty consuming one - a joyfully consuming one.

Quotes by David Remnick

I see these college kids taking these crazy shots, and it's like, taking that shot is going to leave you without a job. You're not Steph Curry.

Quotes by David Robinson

What's great is what Coach Popovich and R.C. Buford and the whole family have done a great job in continuing to build the franchise and still be very, very competitive.

Quotes by David Robinson

I was frustrated because I couldn't get going, as I was trying to figure out how to make films. I had various jobs, I taught a SAT class, I was a bartender, I had a day job at an office...

Quotes by David O. Russell

I'm always looking for a way to surprise audiences. That's, I feel, my job as a director. I felt that Amy Adams playing a tough woman in 'The Fighter' was a surprise. People saw her as a princess.

Quotes by David O. Russell

I find that male directors are more interested in what the film looks like as opposed to what the film is about emotionally. My job is not to make the film look pretty, and I don't feel drawn to making...

Quotes by David Oyelowo

Well, I would never admit to copying Karl Rove's play book, but there's no doubt that what the Bush people did in 2004 was impressive. They had neighbors talking to neighbors. They did a remarkable job increasing Republican turnout in...

Quotes by David Plouffe

The reason I wanted to start directing is that as an actor I felt I came into a job late. There's a whole team of people who have been working on it for months before you start. You have this...

Quotes by David Morrissey

All actors think every job will be their last.

Quotes by David Morrissey

The manager needs to be given the opportunity to get on with his job and be given that time that he needs.

Quotes by David Moyes

I would have to consider the U.S.A. job if I was approached because it's one of the big nations in world football, with massive growth potential.

Quotes by David Moyes

Bryan Gray at Preston gave me a chance, even though Joe Royle and Ian Rush were being linked with the job. He taught me an awful lot about structuring the job and encouraged me to invest in young players.

Quotes by David Moyes

Your reputation doesn't stand for anything. You have to come and try to get up and show you're capable of doing the job.

Quotes by David Moyes

I think I'm capable of doing the job at any club in the world, so I'm sure I can do it at West Ham.

Quotes by David Moyes

The job at Everton was so good. I worked for a great chairman, great people at the club.

Quotes by David Moyes

We had a really good club at Everton who gave me the opportunity to do the job the way I felt it needed to be done.

Quotes by David Moyes

I have no regrets about taking the United job. When you get offered a job like that, you take it.

Quotes by David Moyes

Our job every single night is to call out hypocrisy on both sides to make sure we're holding Republicans accountable and Democrats accountable, that we're holding the president accountable for promises made.

Quotes by David Muir

A huge part of my life is my job, and that's the highest compliment you can pay to any job.

Quotes by David Muir

I decided I was just going to sing the type of songs I gravitated toward and inspired me and moved me. I was going to let the people whose job it was to decide what places to put it, and...

Quotes by David Nail

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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