Career Quotes
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I started writing in the '90s, so I was free to just have an eccentric career and not conform to some idea of what a black writer has to do. I didn't have the burden of representation.
Colson Whitehead -
For a century longer, Rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career.
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One consistent thing in an otherwise inconsistent career is that I've always been passionate about parliament.
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Public perception is obviously important to an actor's career.
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I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s.
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Some people in the industry warned me that I'd ruin my career, miss out on possible jobs, and potentially put my life in danger if I ever came out.
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I played bass guitar in high school and in college and then I actually fractured my thumb, so my bass career went bye-bye.
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People ask, 'How can you let a defeat hurt you so much?' But it comes back to the effort you have put into your career as a youngster.
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List 20 things you are going to do in the next 30 days to fast-start your career. Then take action on at least one of them.
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You always see actors complaining about being typecast and ruining their career. Really, I don't see the point in complaining. If the only role you can play well is a black dude, you're never going to get ahead in this town, and you should just accept it.
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I focused on my career. I grew up super Christian, both my parents are ministers, so I did a purity ceremony when I was a teenager.
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I owe my whole career as a storyteller to my father. He was an actor/director/producer and teacher.
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The subject and the reality of having children came at the height of my career.
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I'm afraid of what happens if this career doesn't pan out, because I have so much invested in it that I can't turn back now.
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Sometimes my negativity worked to my advantage, and early in my career, it got me going. But you need to understand that you're not just fighting opponents, you're also fighting yourself.
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The first time I came here to the U.S. to start a career, it was in 2002 or 2003. Since then, it's been so, so hard.
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Comedians tend to find a comfort zone and stay there and do lamer versions of themselves for the rest of their career.
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My career has worked out exactly how I like, and I am just happy to go to a coffee shop and nobody knows me, or when they do, they are complimenting me on the work they have seen, and it feels very genuine.
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I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile.
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Physically, women have some challenges in the kitchen, like lifting heavy pots on and off the stove. You learn to adapt; you learn to find a way. But the biggest challenge for women in this industry is how to balance a family with such a demanding career.
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It's amazing because I've done so many of these things I've always wanted to do - almost everything - in my career.
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I have a great career, and I have my daughter. Sio what I don't have is not as important to as what I do have.
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It's such a luxury as an actor to think of your career as something you're choosing for yourself, because so much of the time as an actor you're just hoping that exciting projects come your way.
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Once I was able to be my more authentic self, I felt like that's when my career really took off. I was just my own voice.
