- Ethic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Work Quotes
Quotes on the meaning of work.
Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in a rap group when I was younger and quickly realized that wasn't going to work out for me, but my passion for hip hop and the culture never left; it only grew.
- Mars
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having gotten TV shows on the air, that's so much less work that trying to get the 'Veronica Mars' movie made.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I start to think about what I want to do next, there are eight or nine networks I would be thrilled to work with. I remember developing at FX and the executives there telling me, 'We don't want to do shows that 20 million people kind of like; we want to do the show that 2 million people really like.' That's such a refreshing thing to hear.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've done work for hire. I've worked for DC and Dark Horse.
- Horse
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- Nov 07, 2020
That and the fact that I knew that nobody was going to publish my work at Dark Horse or DC or anywhere.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Directors are not worried about casting beautiful women, but they are not sure that they want to cast great-looking men. My looks have prevented people from seeing my work.
- Considerably
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things have slowed down considerably since the new series has started airing and I am currently looking for work. It has been a nice year-long vacation nonetheless.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's interesting was with all the shows I did on Broadway, I was either the dance captain or the assistant choreographer - I sort of worked my way up to that kind of thing - and I always was interested in more than just the dancers and the numbers. I would always sneak into the room and watch the scene work.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
With film, I always sit with people first and talk a while, and then we read or sing or whatever. I never sit behind a table. I get up; I work with them. I do everything I possibly can to not audition them. I can find out the best of them from them feeling comfortable and appreciated. I'd never let someone leave feeling not valued.
- Being Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't start to work until I realized what it was I had to offer. I stopped imitating performers I admired and started just being myself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The way to an American economic comeback, the way to help those out of work today find a paycheck, is to unleash the forces of job creation in America. The source of new jobs isn't going to be the bureaucracies of Washington, but rather the creativity, ingenuity, and hard work of the American people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020