“I realized that there was something internal that I could gain from pursuing this career as an actor. However, once I got into the business I just really abhorred what this career can drum up inside of a person.” PersonsActorsCareersGainsI RealizedInternals Author:Sonja Sohn
“It wasn't until I moved to Nashville that I realized what an amazing community it is. It's the thing I've been missing my whole career, the feeling of being able to sit around with a guitar and have people know each other's songs and know songs from people who've influenced all of us. When I moved here pretty early on Vince Gill started calling me to do guitar pulls, and I thought, gosh, this is just like heaven on earth down here.” PeopleKnowsWholeFeelingsAbleEarthSongHeavenCommunityCareersMissingCallingMovedGuitarI RealizedNashvilleHeaven On Earth Author:Sheryl Crow
“At 20, I realized that I could not possibly adjust to a feminine role as conceived by my father and asked him permission to engage in a professional career. In eight months I filled my gaps in Latin, Greek and mathematics, graduated from high school, and entered medical school in Turin.” SchoolFatherCareersRolesMonthsHigh SchoolMathematicsFilledEightMedicalI RealizedGreekFeminineLatinGapsPermissionMedical SchoolProfessional Career Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini
“I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.” ThinkingMadeMatterReasonJobsFunCan DoActingSecretCareersChangedProudNo Matter WhatI RealizedBe ProudRelaxedChanged My LifeLife Learning Author:Bill Murray
“One of the most startling discoveries of my career was when I realized that the strongest women in the world are not lesbians but heterosexual women, who know how to handle men.” KnowsMenWorldCareersKnow HowDiscoveryI RealizedHandleStrongest Book:Vamps & Tramps: New Essays Source: Vamps & Tramps: New Essays
“I'm looking at everything with a clear eye and an attitude of acceptance rather than skepticism. I realized, this isn't a career - this is my life. This is what I do. It doesn't matter what the size of the role is. It matter that you're enjoying yourself. And I'm loving it.” MatterEyeEnjoyAttitudeCareersRolesClearAcceptanceSizeI RealizedSkepticismClear Eyes Author:Jake Busey
“During my career as a standup and actor, I realized it was very frustrating for me to get hired because Hollywood was hiring a different kind of brother, you know, and I was doing political humor... In order for me to really have a long career, I'm going to have to learn how to write and produce for myself... I had no idea I was really going to like it and I'm very fortunate to be successful. But the idea was to always eventually create something for myself. That was the idea from the beginning when I went into writing and producing.” KnowsWritingKindLongIdeasDifferentPoliticalOrderActorsCareersSuccessfulProduceBrotherHollywoodI RealizedNo IdeaFortunateBeing SuccessfulDifferent KindsFrustratingHiringPolitical HumorLong Careers Author:Larry Wilmore
“At 35 years of age, I realized that my ballet career wasn't going to last for ever. As a parent of three young children, I had to start to plan my future after dance even though I dreaded about.” YearsChildrenAgeLastsYoungThreeParentCareersPlansI RealizedBalletMy FutureYoung Children Author:Li Cunxin
“Early in my career, a critic said that I needed to "explain" the irony in my work, suggesting that I needed to add text next to the images to help people understand what I was trying to say. At first I was dismayed that I wasn't making work with a clear enough message. That's when I realized that that was the exact opposite of what I wanted to do - that I wasn't responsible for a misinterpretation of my work, that there should be some ambiguity to it. They either got it, or they didn't.” PeopleShouldTryingFirstsSaidEnoughHelpingWantedNextCareersClearNeededMessagesOppositesResponsibleAddCriticsI RealizedIronyAmbiguitySuggestingDismayedMisinterpretation Author:Cindy Sherman