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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.

Everybody loves a horror story because it's a roller coaster ride -you wait for the slow ride to the top then speed down with all the bumps, twists and turns.

Quotes by Tony Todd

As a documentary filmmaker, I'm very respectful, and my interview style is not intrusive. I don't really have an agenda. I just go in there, I mumble something or other, I wait for them to speak, and I wait for...

Quotes by Tony Kaye

I always say that you don't have to like 'The Room', but you will discover something - maybe a tiny little thing - and say, 'Wait a minute, maybe I want to see more.'

Quotes by Tommy Wiseau

I never forget. I never forgive. I can wait. I find it very easy to harbor a grudge. I have scores to settle.

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

I do novels a bit backward. I look for a situation, a milieu first, and then I wait to see who walks into it.

Quotes by Tom Wolfe

A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

I was delighted to not go to university. I couldn't wait to be out of education.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

There's this weird thing about acting where you have to wait for somebody to ask you to do it; like you have to wait for a director to say it's okay.

Quotes by Tom Sturridge

'American Buffalo' is special. I can't wait to fight to make an audience feel about it as I do.

Quotes by Tom Sturridge

Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with some babe, and it was always about falling in love, and it just got turned around. I'm not looking for any particular kind of story....

Quotes by Tom Hanks

As soon as I get my car I think I'll be going to the cinema more. Since I don't go very often, there are no films that are a must see at the moment. I usually wait till they come...

Quotes by Tom Felton

I was at MSNBC; I was constantly saying to them during Bridgegate, 'You've convicted Governor Christie without one iota of fact attaching him to the decision to stall the traffic on the bridge. Why don't we wait until the federal...

Quotes by Tom Brokaw

I was once hired to write a column for 'The Guardian' and then got fired before I'd submitted my first one. That was unusual. Most newspapers wait until I've written at least one piece for them before firing me.

Quotes by Toby Young

I'll go do films for three or four months and then I can't wait to go home to LA. And I complain about LA left and right, but then I always end up wanting to go home, you know?

Quotes by Tobey Maguire

I'm the kind of person who doesn't wait for opportunities to fall from the sky.

Quotes by Tinashe

I enjoyed my upbringing, my siblings did, we're polite, we're respectful, but at the end of the day we're young, we like to have fun. But now, more so than ever, the youth has been vilified to the point where...

Quotes by Tinie Tempah

I am in love with Celtic, so I am really happy. It was a great feeling getting to know a new team and new coaching staff. I can't wait to get on the field and play in front of those...

Quotes by Timothy Weah

There is a basic lesson on financial crises that governments tend to wait too long, underestimate the risks, want to do too little. And it ultimately gets away from them, and they end up spending more money, causing much more...

Quotes by Timothy Geithner

Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

The No. 1 criticism most managers get is that they don't ever change or wait too long to make changes... It's very simple: Either things are performing or they're not. And if it's not performing, we have to make changes.

Quotes by Tim Armstrong

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.