Career Quotes
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I had left school at 16, gone to stage school - and, until I was 22, I hadn't really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called 'Grownups,' which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.
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We need to be adopted by God through Jesus - that was what happened to me, and that's what changed my life so that now, I can see that my career can be part of a calling.
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In my career, my movies tend to polarize critics.
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There's no way I would have thought I would have had the career that I did and the longevity. Absolutely no idea.
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Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.
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When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than anything. Robin Williams is a huge thief. Denis Leary is a huge thief. His whole stand-up career is based on Bill Hicks, a brilliant guy who died years ago.
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I'm a songwriter and I'd love to make that a part of my career.
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I'm really fortunate because, in my career, I haven't had to deal with anybody trying to make me something I'm not.
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I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.
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Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.
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Over my career, I've had to adjust my game.
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I can only speak for myself, but public school did nothing for me musically. I got the impression a musical career was frowned upon. But in the arts, resistance can often be the strongest inspiration.
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Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.
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My whole life, I feel so blessed. I met my wife: I can't get over that I got so lucky. I have two incredible children. I can't believe that I've been so blessed. I've had a career that is way past anything that I've ever dreamed. I get to work in all these different areas with such extraordinary people on every level.
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I'm not a career politician. I spent 30 years in business. I can tell you that people in California have had it with career politicians: they are done.
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At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.
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I obviously enjoy being wealthy. It's enabled me to have a career that I've chosen and not one that I've been forced into.
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We have seen the most difficult times and were there to back each other. We have struggled, seen career highs and lows, and know we will be there for each other forever. We have together build our relationship strong. Himanshu is my biggest investment, and I can't let him go.
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Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.
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A better man might have handled the situation with more grace than I did. A better man would have been able to separate his personal life from his career.
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Once your career is over, then you don't have to live up to anything.
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We've been through about a million different line-ups throughout our career.
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I still get lots of folks who remember my days on ATWT and AMC. As a matter of fact, they're the proudest fans of all because they feel like, 'We were here first,' before I had other fans from all my other shows and movies. They feel a deeper sense of pride and connection to me and have followed my career ever since 2002.
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For an individual, playback singing is not enough to sustain a career, and it is not really a main source of income.
