Quotes about Career

Often volunteer work leads to employment.

TV started for me just as a means of keeping my husband Desi off the road. He'd been on tour with his band since he got out of the Army, and we were in our 11th year of marriage and wanted to have children.

I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'

I worked for Xerox for 4 years and after that I knew I was never going to be a corporate person. It wasn't my environment.

I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule.

I have had a 'real' job for only four years of my life, which means I only collected a traditional paycheck for that very short period of time.

I was trained as an economic theorist; my job at MIT was as an economic theorist. At some level that's still part of my identity.

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.

I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money [not for purpose or passion]- has turned himself into a slave.

I am happy that I have landed 'Shastri Sisters' because I was always wanted to be a part of Colors family.

I love making films, but the best roles are hard to come by.

I'm sure a bunch of 15-year-old kids would way rather I do 'Superbad 2 than 'Moneyball.' But I would love to do movies like 'Superbad' and movies like 'Moneyball.'