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I never wanted to lose out on an acting job and wonder if I hadn't been trained enough.

Quotes by David Alan Grier

I always wanted to find something that I could wake up and not hate doing. Hating your job was probably my nightmare scenario.

Quotes by Dave Portnoy

I interviewed quite a few times and finally got a job with the Nationals. And I greatly appreciate it.

Quotes by Dave Martinez

My job is to be the bench coach with the Rays and help this team succeed. If another opportunity arises, I'd welcome the opportunity.

Quotes by Dave Martinez

I enjoy my job. And I love the city of Chicago, and this organization - it gave me the start to my whole career.

Quotes by Dave Martinez

My first job ever, I was 14 years old - I was working at this mom-and-pop video store, and they basically paid me by allowing me to take home as many movies as I wanted, and that's how I started...

Quotes by Dave Franco

I always start drawing any job by planning out to some degree the locales and trying to nail the characters. If they're existing characters, I'll draw them several times on rough paper just to get a feeling for them. The...

Quotes by Dave Gibbons

I love everything about my job, except being away from the kids.

Quotes by Dave Grohl

Being an author is fun. It's a great job, because I can stay up as late as I want, and if I feel like taking the day off, I do it. Plus, I get to make up silly stories and...

Quotes by Dav Pilkey

I liked watching myself on TV. My first job was hosting the 'Roommate Game'.

Quotes by Dave Annable

All too frequently, the knee jerk reaction to tragedies by the media and chattering class is to move to restrict our rights... Our founding documents make it clear that our inalienable rights come from God and that the job of...

Quotes by Dave Brat

Every black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and we speak 'job interview.'

Quotes by Dave Chappelle

As an actor it's your job to empathise with your character regardless of whether they have a different sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, or anything.

Quotes by Darren Criss

If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless.

Quotes by Darryl F. Zanuck

The next generation is going to have to understand that Social Security is just one leg of a stool. We need to actually bring back that savings incentive, and the only way you're going to be able to do that...

Quotes by Darryl Glenn

That's where I want to be. Do your dream job and stay in Atlanta. Check and check!

Quotes by Daryn Kagan

I actually had a job while I was acting and was a nursing student, which I had to drop due to my 9-5 job at the time. I managed an instrument room at a hospital in the Bronx.

Quotes by Dascha Polanco

Constant rejection. No security. Career paths being dictated by freelance reviewers. And of course, the terror of the writing desk, of the blank page. Why is it so hard for our non-writer friends to understand this - that it's a...

Quotes by Darin Strauss

I got a job writing for a financial technology newsletter in Manhattan. I didn't even understand what I was writing about. The newsletter had, like, 2,000 subscribers, and it was $700 a year for a subscription.

Quotes by Darin Strauss

The debate on how to shrink the federal government is at the core of our problem of government not doing its job.

Quotes by Darrell Issa

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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