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"Fortunately, both my parents, especially my mom, have guided me, and been amazing at handling my career and my finances. They taught me not to buy what I don't need, when I'm not working that much."
"The number one reason for the death of young actors' careers is people get so used to seeing them playing that one character that they can't accept them as anyone else."
"A job is how you make money. A career is how you make your mark. A calling is how you acknowledge a higher vision, whatever it may be."
"In a person's career, well, if you're process-oriented and not totally outcome-oriented, then you're more likely to be success. I often say 'pursue excellence, ignore success.' Success is a by-product of excellence."
"Ive made a career off of Halloween."
"I just count myself really lucky to have a career that I love and that continues to pay my rent."
"My career is there for everyone to see and delve into."
"My career goals generally remain the same, but my short time goals constantly change either because I've reached them all or they no longer fit into my current strategy."
"My friends joke that I love planning things - which I do - and the reason is because there's so much I want to do, so many things I want to see and experience. If I don't actively pursue these things, I will never do everything I want to do, in life and in my career. That's what gets me up in the morning."
"My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career."
"Maybe I'm naive, but I subscribe to the idea that nobody is actually making strategic decisions about their career. Trying to do that would be like playing three-card monte on Canal Street."
"I don't envy anybody trying to start a career right. There really is no music business left, in a lot of ways."
"Im dating a very high-maintenance career."
"I'm naturally quite lazy, and I actually think I'm lax about my career. None of my work defines who I am."
"When I was 18 years old, about to develop my sportsman career, the asthma complaints became already some years before."
"I’ve always been in the theater. I’ve always gone to it. That’s been my way to cope. Early on in my career, I remember running - fleeing - to the theater as a way of coping with all the meshugaas that was going on for me."
"My early career was a real rush of movies and stardom - it was almost overwhelming."
"At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick."
"No babies for me until I'm in my 30s! I'm focused on my career right now. I can't even take care of my dog."
"I don't want to be in competition with anyone. I'm friends with women I work with and I applaud any success they have in their careers. And I'm not just saying that because it sounds good, I genuinely want people to do well and have success."
