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Wait Quotes

On patience, timing, and the wait itself.

This collection treats waiting as both strategy and reality - building anticipation before a film's release, and staying open to roles rather than waiting only for a narrow ideal. Related reading: Good.

I started out in a professional choir at 13 years old. We traveled to different places, and I had a close relationship with the leaders of our choir. We were recording when I was 15, so it wasn't like I...

Quotes by Yolanda Adams

Consciously picking the right script after a long period of wait helped me grab a perfect film in the rom-com genre.

Quotes by Yami Gautam

There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.

Quotes by Yami Gautam

My dad got sent off for punching Roberto Mancini in the face. It was in the European Cup-Winners' Cup quarter-final in 1991, and if you look on YouTube, you will have confirmation. It's a very clear punch. He just went...

Quotes by Wojciech Szczesny

We'll have to wait the old-fashioned way.

Quotes by Wolf Blitzer

Learn what pitch you can hit good; then wait for that pitch.

Quotes by Willie Keeler

Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

Quotes by William Butler Yeats

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

Quotes by William Arthur Ward

I could count my modeling jobs on my hands and toes. When I graduated from college, I moved to New York specifically to study acting, and I needed to pay the bills, and it's better to make a couple thousand...

Quotes by William Baldwin

We could hardly wait to get up in the morning.

Quotes by Wilbur Wright

After school, I'd wait for someone to pick me up and no one would, so I'd be like, 'I guess I'll walk home.' I had to be a hustler, because nobody did anything for me.

Quotes by Whitney Cummings

So much of selling a film in the industry is about creating a fulcrum where all the pressure comes to bear, and something seems suddenly valuable and approved by an audience. It's amazing how people could pick up tons of...

Quotes by Whit Stillman

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

Bloody men are like bloody buses - you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear.

Quotes by Wendy Cope

People are so wonderful that a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film.

Quotes by Weegee

If you think the Obama White House and Ben Rhodes lying to the American people about Iran - and laughing about it - was bad, just wait until Hillary Clinton's spin doctors get hold of the media.

Quotes by Wayne LaPierre

If I had done some of the movies that I was offered as an actor - and very good movies, by the way, and some of them big moneymakers - I don't know that I ever would have taken what...

Quotes by Warren Beatty

Death Row had a lot of artists. They had Snoop, the Dogg Pound, the Lady of Rage, and there was other artists that was also on the label, so it was a big list and a long wait. I didn't...

Quotes by Warren G

Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.

Quotes by Waris Ahluwalia

Somebody once said, you have to wait 20 years before you can tell if a movie's any good or not so that's probably true.

Quotes by Walter Hill

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "wait" mean across these quotes?
These quotes touch on the patience required in a career, in relationships, and in creative work — showing that waiting is often part of a bigger process, whether it's landing the right role, meeting someone, or capturing the right shot.
Is there a quote about waiting for the right acting roles?
Yes — one speaker says, "If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time."
Is there a quote comparing waiting for someone to waiting for a bus?
There is. One line jokes, "Bloody men are like bloody buses - you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear." You can browse more on our Long quotes page.
Is there a quote about a photographer waiting for the perfect moment?
Yes — one quote observes that "a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film," because "People are so wonderful."
Is there a quote about the pressure and timing involved in selling a film?
Yes. One quote reflects on how "So much of selling a film in the industry is about creating a fulcrum where all the pressure comes to bear." For more, see our Good, Life, and Love quotes pages.

There's a lighter side too, comparing the long wait for a decent partner to waiting for a bus, alongside a photographer's patience for the perfect moment. See also Long and Love.