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Shot Quotes

On single chances taken, and the craft behind them.

Passing a demanding exam on the first attempt without ever using the underlying skill afterward is one kind of shot; refining which shots to take without abandoning a personal style is another. This page gathers quotes built around that word. Related reading continues on Best quotes.

I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

We do 32 episodes a season and will have shot 267 episodes by the end of the ninth season... It's impossible to sell that many episodes in the foreign market.

Quotes by Aaron Spelling

I felt like if I wasn't around, maybe my shot would be gone.

Quotes by Young Buck

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.

Winston Churchill

Because Quotes

I think making a good film shot is joyful.

Quotes by William Shatner

I passed the Bar on the first shot, But I have never practiced law.

Quotes by Walter Wager

I have matured in my shot selection but will not discard my style. I don't believe in wasting balls.

Quotes by Virender Sehwag

We shot that in all the real places where Van Gogh worked.

Quotes by Vincente Minnelli

No, we didn't shoot... in the ones that I did there were hardly any sex... there were suggestions of sex scenes but we never actually shot a sex scene as such.

Quotes by Val Guest

Been Quotes

Iran has attacked oil fields and shot down a U.S. drone - all while we stood by.

Quotes by Trish Regan

I grew up in Mammoth Lakes, and they shot an episode up there, and I was hanging around when I was on the ski team. I was very, very involved in athletics, so I didn't watch a lot of TV,...

Quotes by Trevor Donovan

I shot a couple of movies in jail, but I was never in jail.

Quotes by Tom Sizemore

I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband.

Quotes by Thurgood Marshall

I could have been a dancer. I just never got my shot at it.

Quotes by Theo Von

Best Quotes

I wish other films were shot like 'Melvilasom.'

Quotes by Suresh Gopi

I want to work in sure shot films.

Quotes by Suniel Shetty

The Joker,' I made the album in 17 days and it was my last shot.

Quotes by Steve Miller

My best move is probably my pull up jump shot.

Quotes by Steve Nash

I got a flue shot and now my chimney works perfectly.

Steve Martin

Every Quotes

From 1980 to 1990, I shot more films than any other actor in the Screen Actors Guild, apart from Gene Hackman.

Quotes by Steve Guttenberg

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of shot appear here?
The word covers a law exam ("passed the Bar on the first shot"), a basketball shot-selection reflection, a sense of opportunity ("if I wasn't around, maybe my shot would be gone"), and a film shoot done "in all the real places where Van Gogh worked."
Is there a basketball-specific quote?
Yes — one reflects on having "matured" in shot selection while still refusing to abandon a personal style, and adds "I don't believe in wasting balls."
What's the law-related quote about?
It's a wry aside — passing the Bar exam "on the first shot" but never actually practicing law, treating the achievement almost as a footnote.
Is there a filmmaking quote in this collection?
Yes — one mentions shooting a project in the actual locations "where Van Gogh worked," tying the word shot to on-location filming rather than sport or opportunity.
Where can I read related quotes?
For the idea of chances and timing behind several of these lines, see First quotes or Best quotes.

One line ties a sense of purpose directly to opportunity, worrying that without it the chance itself might disappear. For nearby themes, try Because quotes or Every quotes.