- People
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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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think at this point, I'd eventually like to work behind the camera. That's not to say I would never act again, I'm not quite sure to be honest.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I occasionally experience the discomfort of people assuming my work is autobiographical.
- Enjoy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I still enjoy the tactile sensation of holding a book. But when I need to read fast for work, I use the Kindle App on my iPad.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not looking to be famous, but I want a body of work and a moral character that is deserving of fame.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Washington, task forces work like Tylenol: they reduce the symptoms of scandal while leaving the substance untouched.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my energy was fake, then I would feel pressured, because I gotta, like, keep this up. I thank God it's just how I am. But I find myself wanting to work on being more comfortable in the silence with people.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, Joss Whedon is a god. I'm just a huge fan of his work; I love his work on TV.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like things I work on to have political didacticism - there are questions, but not messages.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some things work better as a book, some things work better as a story, some things works better as a film.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Macbeth' sags in act four - the England scene with Malcolm and Macduff just doesn't work theatrically. But with 'Hamlet,' although the play is so long, Shakespeare manages to sustain the arc.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never had therapy. Maybe the work is the therapy.
- Nov 07, 2020
Actors, when they're older, still get a chance to let off steam or something and work things off on stage.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing fiction is the 'job' I try to keep at the center of things. The movie stuff has been a wonderful accident, though not entirely bizarre, either, as I have done some work in film before, and even directed a ridiculous, cable-access feature back in my 20s.
- Nov 07, 2020
Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020