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I believe there's a platonic ideal for every book that is written, like there's the perfect version of the book somewhere in the ether, and my job is to find what that book is through my editing.

Quotes by Sheila Heti

As a director, my job is to spend money, and the producer's is to save money. Masoom, Bandit Queen and the first Queen Elizabeth have been my most uncompromised films.

Quotes by Shekhar Kapur

I have had almost every job under the sun, it feels like. One of the first jobs I took was as a door-to-door pest control salesman in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Quotes by Shay Carl

I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job.

Quotes by Shea Whigham

It's kind of up to the actor to deconstruct the scene and deconstruct the character and figure out how to make it real. That's what I love about this job: It's sort of a puzzle each time, and figuring that...

Quotes by Shawn Hatosy

Whatever it takes, the job of the director is to be the leader and to get your actors where they need to go. That's a philosophy that I have.

Quotes by Shawn Levy

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience.

Quotes by Shawn Ryan

I just don't really like starting a job if I don't know where it finishes. I want to know where something begins and ends so that you can invest something in it.

Quotes by Shaun Evans

With all due respect, I have a job to do, and that is to try and make 'Endeavour' the best it can be.

Quotes by Shaun Evans

That's what people want to watch - somebody telling a story. So if you go in and tell a story that makes sense to them, that touches them, then they're going to watch; then they'll tell a friend and that...

Quotes by Shaun Sipos

Every major summer blockbuster that is released is essentially a product line being launched across multiple verticals. However, the centerpiece of the product launch is a big, beautiful story whose job is to entertain.

Quotes by Shawn Amos

Getting to play superheros is a pretty good job.

Quotes by Shawn Ashmore

I was very afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this job well. And the time never came back.

Quotes by Sharon Olds

At one point I took on a new job, and I just didn't have time to do anything but work.

Quotes by Sharon Olds

I tried for modelling work but it was a bit slow and that's when I took a part-time job at McDonalds. It gave me income while I was waiting for my big break and at the very least I could...

Quotes by Sharon Stone

You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job, but it doesn't pay as much. And so, that's what's happened to us is that we have...

Quotes by Sharron Angle

They keep extending these unemployment benefits to the point where people are afraid to go out and get a job, because the job doesn't pay as much as the unemployment benefit does.

Quotes by Sharron Angle

At 27 or so I thought, you know, I actually do really want to make money and have a proper life, and I don't want to be a loser. I know! I'll go to university and get a proper degree...

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

I've never for a second felt like my job has been more of a struggle because I'm a woman.

Quotes by Sharon Horgan

When minimum living wages, bargaining for fair wages, pensions, and job security are denied in too many countries, it is not rocket science to understand the drivers of inequality.

Quotes by Sharan Burrow

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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