I have always been small and one of the smallest heptathletes out there. And earlier in my career, I was faced with coaches and athletes who felt I was too small to be a multi-eventer. It gives you a push to show you can do it. – Jessica Ennis-Hill
I was never that much a focus of interest that I became a ‘thing’ at an earlier point in my career. I’m aware of having become a ‘thing’ now, which doesn’t give me a lot of pleasure. – Matt Damon
I’m an international actor, but at the same time, I’m also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I’ve always kept in touch with Hindi cinema. – Kabir Bedi
It used to be that if you got on ‘The Tonight Show,’ your career was made. Now, if you’re on ‘The Tonight Show,’ maybe 14 more people show up to your gig in Tulsa. – Mike Birbiglia
You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career. – Jared Goff
The best career advice to give to the young is, ‘Find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it.’ – Katharine Whitehorn
I got my degree in theatre at a little school in Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg University. It was one of those situations where I went into the major because I loved it, but didn’t really expect to see it as a moneymaking situation or career. – Jimmi Simpson
I have never been someone who applied ‘work begets work’ to my career, sometimes unfortunately. – Laura Dern
It’s much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you’re a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently. – Moby
I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I’m very grateful to the show – it revived a flagging career, but I’m glad to be away from it now. – Louise Jameson
You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it’s not about the money. – Kevin Hart
I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies. – Janine Turner
Cartooning is for people who can’t quite draw and can’t quite write. You combine the two half-talents and come up with a career. – Matt Groening
I love making movies, but I was ready to rationalize being only a mother if my career never got back on track. – Jane Greer
At a certain career level, it’s no longer about whether you are the smartest subject-matter expert in the room. – Lynn Good
Having so many close calls in my career, it was such an awesome feeling to get that first world title. – Joel Parkinson
You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job. – Liev Schreiber
I knew an actor’s career goes up and down and back up again. Your standing in this business can’t be your whole identity; otherwise, you’re doomed. – Lisa Kudrow
I went through a really low period about 13 years ago, when all aspects of my career and everything went completely wrong. – John Otway
You want the best for your kid, but everybody’s career is completely different in this industry. – Joely Fisher
When I was commissioned in the Air Force, I was committed to the institution for a career. – James R. Clapper
I feel like I’m only in the beginning of my career. I’ve only made five albums. It’s not a lot. – Lenny Kravitz
I would love to have a career that’s governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile. – Lupita Nyong’o
