John Barrowman Quotes
My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland U.S.A., which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid.
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I really loved making 'Love, Nina.' I was in every scene, which was amazing. Bloody hell, what a job!
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For me, I thought I had the best job in the world.
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I'm a professional world champion. Of course if you're a world champion, you're working harder than everybody else. You're making the commitment, and you're making the sacrifices. If it were easy, everybody would be able to do it. Everybody would be able to be world champion, but everybody can't be. Everybody doesn't have it in them.
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I'm a professional fighter and like most professional fighters I have had difficulties with my hands in the past.
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Shoes are very emotional. For women, they carry the message that you want to give to the world. One day you want to be sexy, or super powerful at your job - you wear a great pump. If you want to be on-the-go and running after your kids - you wear a great flat.
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I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.
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I certainly think cameras ought to be in courtrooms.
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I feel I am very fortunate to have a job that I really like.
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I don't take it very seriously. You shouldn't let your success get to your head or failure get to your heart. This is most commonly said. But people don't really practise it. I don't see myself as a celebrity; it has not sunk in. I just see myself as someone doing a nine-to-six job like a techie.
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Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.
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Hosting is a thankless job.
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I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just really reflecting the thoughts and actions around me.
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We spend to pretend that we're upper class. And when the dust clears - when bankruptcy hits or a family member bails us out of our stupidity - there's nothing left over. Nothing for the kids' college tuition, no investment to grow our wealth, no rainy-day fund if someone loses her job.
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I wouldn't take a directing job if I didn't think it was enriching life.
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I love penguins.
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Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
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I was actually sacked from my first job. It was at a workshop for a short film this poet had written, about when she used to work in a strip club. After the first week, I was told not to come back.
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Most of my job life has had to do with welfare, first helping people find work and then as an administrator. The earlier experience was more direct and satisfying, and I enjoy thinking that a bunch of people somewhere are doing better today than they might have done if not for me.
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What I try to do is to appreciate every job I have while I'm working on it.
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It's ridiculous to think that you get to play a game you love for a job you get paid for.
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I used to tell people if they looked at a map, it was right in the middle of the United States. But now everybody knows Oklahoma because of the Thunder and their success. I don't know if I'll get 'Why?' anymore.
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I live in New Orleans part of the year, and it's a really fun eating town. I bought two homes there, one to live in and one as an investment. They love to eat, drink and dress up in costumes. There are so many reasons to dress up - Mardi Gras, Halloween, Southern Decadence.
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I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?
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My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland U.S.A., which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid.
