Astronauts are very professional and when they’re preparing for launch, they prepare for it as the most serious endeavor of our lives. – Ellen Ochoa
The N.C.A.A. is a multibillion-dollar business built on the talents of players who are often unqualified for or uninterested in being students and who benefit materially from the system only if they are among the few who turn professional. – David Shields
Obviously those who burn to be professional jesters mean that they want to be successful comedians. And those are always an elite, microscopic portion of the population. But oh, how they try. – Dick Cavett
I’d never been to a science-fiction convention until I became a professional writer. – China Mieville
Some people insist that hallowed professional teams should never change their nicknames. – George Vecsey
We played hard and we partied hard. I’m not ashamed of that. I was no angel – I did some things I shouldn’t have done, lived a lifestyle I shouldn’t have lived. I had a blast at times; other times, I probably compromised my job, my duty to do my job, to be ready as a professional. – David Cone
I don’t want to be famous famous. I’m happy on the second tier, where I have autonomy on a professional level but I can still go out to the movies without being recognized. – Gabrielle Reece
There are professional negotiators working for the writers and the actors, but basically you’ve got the writers and actors negotiating against businessmen. That’s why you get rhetoric. – Dick Wolf
As a professional actor, I don’t have much choice about what I’ve gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I’m fine with that. – Fran Kranz
Watching Jodie on this is incredible; it’s the perfect role for her. It’s so intense and so emotional. She just jumped right into it and is so professional. – Erika Christensen
I always say, ‘Thank goodness ‘Wimpy Kid’ was a comedy because my singing in that was more humorous than professional.’ – Devon Bostick
I ended up an actor, did my first professional union gig in 1974, and I’ve been doing it ever since. – Michael Ironside
I expect if you’re a professional public speaker, you probably wouldn’t want to go onstage and sing and play drums. – Neil Peart
So in one leap we had gone from being a friendly society to something almost professional. – Neville Marriner
I have a background in erotic dancing, but that’s mostly just – it’s not professional, it’s just amateur. – Matt McGorry
I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn’t fit into either category. – Lionel Stander
When you graduate and come out with a degree in drama, that doesn’t mean you’re skilled and you’re a professional. – James Avery
I played professional level sports. When you’re playing for money, it’s a whole other level. – Kurt Russell
I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine. – Liana Liberato
I wanted to be a professional dancer for a period of time, and I did a lot of dancing and choreography and got paid for it. – Mae Jemison
I have experienced a tremendous amount of personal and professional growth, and I feel incredibly lucky that I’m able to make a career out of doing the things that I love. – Jose Garces