2,702 Quotes About Careers

When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on?

In my 20s I was in constant pain from undiagnosed endometriosis. With no prospect of a cure, I decided I needed a career - writing - that could accommodate being ill.

I would have been a disaster as a career politician. I would never have toed a party line.

It is very, very, very difficult for an American actor who wants a film career to be open about his sexuality. And even more difficult for a woman if she's lesbian. It`s very distressing to me that that should be the case. The film industry is very old fashioned in California.

My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out.

My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.

I always tell myself that we are born here not to work, but to enjoy life. We are here to make things better for one another, and not to work. If you are spending your whole life working, you will certainly regret it. No matter how successful you are in your career, you must always remember that we are here to live. If you keep yourself busy working, you will surely regret it.

The secret to a successful career in virtually any field is good public relations. Forget results. Forget the facts. Perception is all that matters.

But it's hard to sustain a successful acting career today.