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I think I would have been so much in awe of the movie set, the people and what everybody's job was, that I don't know if I would be able to concentrate on the character.

Quotes by Daisy Fuentes

I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to...

Quotes by Daisy Ridley

When I got out, there weren't too many job opportunities for snipers.

Quotes by Dakota Meyer

Being in the Marine Corps and doing the job I did, there is a lot of risk involved. It made me comfortable with risk.

Quotes by Dakota Meyer

It doesn't matter how big of a company you have: I always tell people that you are one job away from being broke. And if you don't live that way, you'll be broke.

Quotes by Dakota Meyer

Anything that you can become obsessed with, and you do so much that you don't do the things you need to do with family, friends, school, job - that can be an addiction. And texting absolutely can qualify.

Quotes by Dale Archer

Imagine choosing a job not on money or even on career advancement, but as part of a life worth living.

Quotes by Dale Dauten

After you do this for a while, you get used to things not working the way you want them to. There's a job you want, and you don't get it. There's a movie you'd like to get made, and it...

Quotes by D. B. Weiss

I don't know how people do this job collaboratively if they don't really get along. You're spending all day every day for months and years on end with somebody.

Quotes by D. B. Weiss

I'm reading scripts just like everybody else. Tin cup in hand, knocking on doors, trying to get a job. It's tough. They don't make as many films these days, and there's a lot of guys that are fighting for jobs.

Quotes by D. J. Cotrona

There's one job of government and that's to protect its citizens and protect those in law enforcement.

Quotes by Dagen McDowell

All our policies must be measured by the extent to which they contribute to job creation. Policies that do not create jobs - or that threaten jobs - must be reviewed and revised.

Quotes by Cyril Ramaphosa

I think there is a need to have more women running companies, but you can't... appoint women just to appoint women, just to satisfy a particular condition. What you want more than anything is to develop women in the organisation...

Quotes by Cynthia Carroll

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job.

Quotes by Cynthia Weil

The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions without a car. I either took the bus or walked.

Quotes by Cuba Gooding, Jr.

I had a job right out of college writing for a small newspaper called 'The Unterrified Democrat.' Ghastly, ghastly job.

Quotes by Cullen Bunn

So every dollar of income that I have that is potentially taxed away is a dollar I can't put in my company to create a job. My entire company is around job creation.

Quotes by Curt Schilling

In this I-me society, my job is to get people to buy into something bigger than themselves.

Quotes by Curt Schilling

I had the perfect job for a gamer. From February to October, I'd get up at 7 in the morning with nothing to do but play games until I had to be at the park around 1 or 2 o'clock....

Quotes by Curt Schilling

My first job was television. I got to where I wanted to go, but through a little bit of a detour. When I first started working in film and television, I hated myself - I didn't like what I was...

Quotes by Cress Williams

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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