Quotes about Career

Two pieces of advice for young composers: Go away during technical rehearsals. And do not have a back operation.

You will know your vocation by the joy that it brings you. You will know. You will know when it's right.

In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the job's sake. The difference is that if that one person in a thousand is a man, we say, simply, that he is passionately keen on his job; if she is a woman, we say she is a freak.

The general systems of money management [today] require people to pretend to do something they can't do and like something they don't. It's a terrible way to spend your life, but it's very well paid.

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I think professionalism is important, and professionalism means you get paid.

I have been progressing throughout my career, which is a very good sign.

I typically don't get into predicting the success of my projects. I've been involved with a lot of projects that I thought should have really gained notoriety and furthered my career, only to be met with the cold grasp of disappointment. So I typically stay away from predicting how a film will do.

If you only play the glamour doll and you want to cling on to the image, then it will be difficult. But if you don't, you will prolong your career.

LinkedIn allows professionals, including the middle class, to invest in themselves in order to find the right jobs. That essentially can help make them prosperous.

My father was a lawyer. I was fascinated to become a lawyer, too.