Career Quotes
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When you think of Hollywood, you think of the land of opportunity. I always want to have the opportunity to do things conducive to my career.
Raekwon
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I thought I had to be perfect. I would often make choices I thought would make everyone else happy. I lived at a pace that was "good for my career," whether it was good for me or not. I have learned how important it is to check in with myself and listen, really listen.
Alicia Keys
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There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, people who understand the joy of the imagination.
Zac Posen
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When I look at the arc of my career, my focus is on lyricism, right? I own that.
Talib Kweli
Black Star
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I understand that artists and critics make a big deal over the Grammys. But when I go to my shows and I'm selling out arenas in London, and when I'm in Australia and Japan, there aren't any Grammys there. There are human beings who I've touched. There are human beings who are inspired by me, who I love dearly. And that's what my career is based on.
Nicki Minaj
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I could not - and I still cannot - see a sustainable career as a filmmaker in which I focus fully on our gay stories.
Ira Sachs
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I had to put my kid before my career and all the money I was making. I decided to do the right thing. I was dying inside. If I didn't have my daughter, I would be dead right now, for sure.
Brian Welch
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Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.
Halle Berry
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As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career.
Ben Affleck
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You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career.
Jared Goff
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I do think there's no substitute for really hard work. But I think the thing that launched my career at AT&T, I had a pretty tragic thing happen in my family. My sister died, and I was leading a big team at the time, and I had to take time off.
Dan Schulman
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I've always known from the beginning of my acting career that you only get an acting job if you've got something to learn about it. If you don't do it well, you'll be condemned to doing the same role over and over and over again. If you do it mediocre, you'll have to do it again.
Lance Henriksen
