Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Career Quotes
AmbitionCareerCreativityFamilySelf-Expression I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer and to - as my father puts it - finally have a real job.
AmbitionCareerHumorPerseveranceWork Ethic By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
CareerChangeSacrificeTransition I feel really good right now. It will really be a tough decision. It's so hard to give up what you love doing. Hanging up the boots will not be an easy thing to do.
CareerEducationHumilityHumorSelf-awareness The fact is, I was never too bright in school. I ain't ashamed of it, though. I mean, how much do school principals make a month?
CareerGrowthPassionSelf-Improvement Hopefully I've gotten better as an actor as the years have gone on, but the type of work I want to do has never changed.
CareerCommunityIdentityLoveLoyalty The fans know and the Cardinals know that I want to be a Cardinal for my whole career. I love this city. The way that this city has embraced me and my family.
CareerDedicationIdentityPassionSelf-Development I usually describe myself as an engineer; that's basically what I've been doing since I was a kid.
CareerJourneyPerseveranceProgress I spent two years in the military service, then I trudged around in repertory for quite a while. I somehow wound up at the National Theatre, though, and then I was definitely on my way.
CareerCinemaHumorMortalityReflection I haven't died in a movie in a while,'The Departed,' 'Body of Lies,' 'Revolutionary Road,' 'Shutter Island' and 'Inception.' I guess I did die in 'The Departed.'
AmbitionCareerEducationLearningPhilosophy I went to college and graduate school, studying philosophy. I really did think I was going to wind up being a lecturer or professor of some sort.
CareerHopePassionPerseverance I just want to keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully people will watch my movies.
AwarenessCareerPlanningShelf Life In wrestling, there's a shelf life, and some wrestlers don't pay attention to the shelf life.
CareerEducationInitiativeSkills If you've found some way to educate yourself about engineering, stocks, or whatever it is, good employers will have some type of exam or interview and see a sample of your work.
CareerInfluenceMusicRecognitionRespect To me, the most important artists in my career are Arcangel and Balvin. Arcangel gave me the push, the respect in the streets.
CareerPoliticsPriorities I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become a political cartoonist again.
CareerCommitmentDedicationPurposeSelf Belief Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?
CareerCuriosityInterestPhotography I was always interested - I mean, it's kind of part of your job - I was always interested in the camera.
CareerGratitudeMindfulnessOpportunityPassion I just really love doing what I do. I know every career is fleeting and there will be time periods when I don't get the opportunities that I'm getting right now, so I am taking advantage of them.
CareerLimitationsRealismSelf-awareness I know there are only so many characters I'll be able to play.
AuthenticityCareerHumorLuckSelf-awareness I've been really fortunate in that I guess I was hired to do 'A Cook's Tour;' I was already a known quantity, meaning I had written a really obnoxious book and nobody expected me to be anyone that I wasn't already.
CareerCommitmentPerseverance Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.
AdmirationAspirationCareerCollaborationHumor I always wanted to do a comedy, but I wanted to pick the right one. But it came down to working with Steve Carell. I've wanted to work with him since I met him years ago as a kid.
AmbitionCareerChildhoodEscapeMoney Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess.
CareerEuropean FootballSatisfactionSportsTeam Performance In sporting terms, I'm very satisfied with City - there are less attractive jobs in Europe!
CareerConfidenceFashionPublic ImageSelf-Expression Now that I'm an actor and I have movies, press, I have more occasions to wear suits. I like wearing suits.
AmbitionCareerComebackPassion I've been talking to certain wrestlers on the phone lately, and certain female wrestlers that were huge stars ten years ago, and the first thing I ask them is 'do you still want to work?' Do they want to talk, or do they want to wrestle or do something else in the business?
AchievementAdmirationAmbitionCareerRecognition My goal was always to be working on the biggest stage in the world: Hollywood. Even when I was doing 'The Bill,' I approached the work like it was a Hollywood classic such as 'Training Day' or 'Boyz n the Hood.' So to have worked with some of the greats I've admired, such as Forest Whitaker, Kathy Bates, Cuba Gooding Jr., etc., it warms me.