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Work Quotes

Quotes on the meaning of work.

Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.

It's not like I was trying to be sexy but I had to get fit because I had to be able to do stunts. Also I wanted that, if Bond took his clothes off, he looked like a man who...

Quotes by Daniel Craig

I take my work seriously.

Quotes by Daniel Craig

I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.

Quotes by Daniel Craig

Suits are looked at more now as a business thing which is kind of a shame. If you're not wearing it just for work, you should try and trick it up a bit.

Quotes by Daniel Craig

I would love to work on a Bond film.

Quotes by Daniel Cudmore

The more work I do and the more I put myself out there publicity-wise, it's gonna be less and less chances of me being able to just walk around without being noticed.

Quotes by Daniel Cudmore

I have done a lot of things outside of Science Fiction, but there has been an almost disproportionate amount of that genre in my body of work. I don't know what to make of it.

Quotes by Daniel Dae Kim

It's a fun job, but actors are like vagabonds and must go where the work is.

Quotes by Daniel Dae Kim

There are people whose work I greatly admire who just don't write to my experience in any way.

Quotes by Daniel Dae Kim

When I've gone back to work, it's always with that sense of inevitability. That may be a complete delusion, but it's the one that I need to get out of bed and go about my business. That sense that I...

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

Many years ago, I really didn't know where the next work was coming from.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I see a lot of movies. I love films as a spectator, and that's never obscured by the part of me that does the work myself. I just love going to the movies.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I find it easier to work when it's quiet.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I feel less often compelled to do the work than I was in the past.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

I avoid talking about the way I work. But in avoiding it I seem only to have encouraged people to focus their fantasies about me in an ever more fantastical way.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

Quite honestly, if I were doing work related to a living being or historical being where there was visual or audio recordings available, I would find that extremely difficult because I don't know how you would avoid the process of...

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

In all fields of creativity you see the result of work that has become habit. Where the creative impulse has become flaccid or has died out altogether, and yet because it is our work and our life we continue to...

Quotes by Daniel Day-Lewis

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Work" page?
These lean toward the thoughtful side of work — the idea that "intellectual work is essentially a lonely process," the belief that one's politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable," and an image of people unwinding after work all over the world talking about life's bigger questions.
Is there a spiritual angle to any of these?
While these particular quotes are secular, if you're looking for a spiritual perspective on work, see Prayers for that theme.
Do these quotes connect work to personal identity?
Yes, one of the strongest lines here argues that your politics and "the character of his particular work are inseparable" — the idea that what you do reflects who you are. If that resonates, Growth quotes explore a similar idea of work shaping the person.
Is there anything here about effort or persistence?
These specific quotes focus more on the nature and meaning of work than on effort itself, but Effort quotes cover that ground directly.
What about setting goals through work?
For that angle, Goal quotes is the better fit — the "Work" page here is more about the character and process of working itself.

There's also a lighter side - people unwinding after work to talk through life's bigger questions over drinks. See Effort Quotes and Goal Quotes for more on getting things done.