- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Waiting Quotes
For everything that hasn't happened yet.
Several of these quotes come from performers describing the limbo of waiting for the right role or gig, a restlessness that carries into hope as much as frustration.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lost my mom to breast cancer, and then I lost my father three years later. I thought, 'What am I waiting for?' Motherhood has been the greatest gift of my life.
- Firearms
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- Nov 07, 2020
Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
The worst part was waiting around. Sometimes you are ready at 9 a.m. and you don't start until the afternoon. Occupying your time while you wait is the hardest part of the movie.
- Modeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did some modeling here and there but nothing really big. There was a time when I simply bummed around, waiting for offers.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A mall was something that I just used to hang out in as a kid. And then you go there, and there's 4,000 people waiting for you to perform. It's a big difference.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm still waiting for Peter Jackson to let me play an elf. I want to play Orlando Bloom's father. No, Orlando Bloom's younger, hotter brother. I don't think it's going to happen.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are very few actresses who can grow old and still get exciting parts... I think it's very important for me to have wider horizons, rather than just waiting for calls.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even when my mum used to edit the paper she would come home, put us to bed and then go back to the office. She must have been exhausted. She worked on Sunday papers so I always had her on Mondays. I loved Mondays! She would always be waiting for me outside school. I remember feeling very loved.
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
Patience is something that, as a young man, I didn't have - when waiting for parts to arrive or waiting for people to behave as I wanted them to.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Gotham Games called me, and I could not be more thrilled. I've been waiting to be in a video game forever, so when they called there was no hesitation.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time you have to come up with a new body of work for a new show, you're aware that people are just ready to rip you apart, they're just waiting for you to fall or make the slightest trip up.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't really like long flights any more - I find them too tiring. Flying always involves the same things these days - huge crowds at airports, waiting around, late take-offs, weather problems, and so on. I don't really enjoy travelling. I don't imagine anyone does except young children.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not too picky. I'm not waiting, sitting around for the ideal and perfect role. I like to work, so I try to make the best of whatever opportunity comes up.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020