“At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.” IfsWellsKindI CanDifferentEndsPlayCharacterWould BeAbleBeautifulKnownCareersApproachCraftsThe End Of The DayDifferent KindsBeautiful Life Author:Adepero Oduye
“I don't play roles everybody likes. I'd rather have a career I'm proud of. Like everyone else, I need to eat. But I'm a very unbusinesslike person, and I keep my price low. I'm not a mass product. I'm not everyone's cup of tea.” NeedsPersonsPlayCareersRolesProductsProudMassLowsLikesCupsTeaCups Of Tea Author:Amanda Plummer
“Equally, though, there are guys who play England Under 19 who don't even play First Class cricket. It is a watershed in the careers in many ways.” WayFirstsPlayGuyClassCareersEnglandCricketFirst ClassWatersheds Author:Andy Pick
“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantCountryPlayAbleCareersRocksFrontsMusicianPerformancesJazzLastingSongwritingPunkSongwritersGroundwork Author:Amy Ray
“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.” IfsThinkingLittlesPlayDreamBigsCareersStrugglePlayerStageBattleTennisWorthwhileWorth ItTournamentsDoubtedTennis Player Author:Samantha Stosur
“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.” ThinkingKnowsTryingLooksLittlesPlayFilmFeltBitsActingCareersKnow HowLittle BitManageShellsShocked Author:Lea Thompson
“I want to know what it's like to play in a Super Bowl and win one. My career will be great without it. But, personally, selfishly, I want to know what it feels like.” KnowsWantFeelsPlayWinningCareersBowlsSuper Bowl Author:Dan Marino
“I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.” KindPlayGuyOrderCareersFiguresVillainEmployedBad Guys Author:Jeffrey Pierce
“One kid said to me, he said, Mr. Lloyd, we really owe you. And I explained to him, man, you owe me absolutely nothing. I said, whatever kind of career I had, it has served me well, but you do owe some people. And the people you owe are the folks who are going to come behind you. It's incumbent upon each watch — when you play your 10, 11 years and you're in your group — when you leave, I truly hope that you've done all you can possibly do to leave it a better place for the folks who come behind you.” PeopleMenYearsWellsKindSaidDonePlayKidsBehindsCareersWatchesGroupsFolksBetter PlaceBehind YouAbsolutely NothingIncumbents Author:Earl Lloyd
“I was very lucky once I got started with a career. I happened to get some really good parts to play with some really good people to play with.” PeoplePlayCareersHappenedLuckyGood People Author:Morgan Freeman
“Although his playing career with the Broncos took place before my time with the team, I am well aware of what Floyd Little means to this franchise, city and league. Aside from his stellar play on the field, he helped make the Broncos relevant in the NFL and strengthened the bond between this team and its fans. He has waited a long time for this honor, and I couldn't be happier for him.” WellsMeanLittlesLongPlayCitiesCareersTeamFansFieldsHonorLong TimeLeagueNflMy TimeRelevantStellarBroncos Author:Pat Bowlen
“I know that, as captain, you are in a privileged position and must always abide by Fifa's code of fair play, something which I have always done throughout my career.” KnowsDonePlayCareersPositionFairsCodeCaptainsPrivilegedFair PlayFifa Author:David Beckham
“Most of my career has been spent with the RSC doing Shakespeare, and the thing you learn from Shakespeare is that his historical plays don't bear anything other than a basic resemblance to history.” Has BeensPlayCareersBearsHistoricalResemblanceResemblance Is Author:Antony Sher
“I never even considered writing a career option. I just liked the play of words. I was certainly interested in story, but the stories I was telling then were in narrative verse and prose poems, short and succinct, except for one novel-length poem written in narrative couplets.” WritingPlayStoriesCareersNovelWrittenNarrativeProseLengthVersesCouplets Author:Charles de Lint
“It was the best 10 years of my career, in fact they are the only team I ever actually played for. That’s what happens when you play for Everton, you forget the rest, the rest means nothing.” YearsMeanPlayFactsHappensForgetCareersTeamEverton Author:Duncan Ferguson
“Richard [Griffiths] was by my side during two of the most important moments of my career. In August 2000, before official production had even begun on Potter, we filmed a shot outside the Dursleys', which was my first ever shot as Harry. I was nervous and he made me feel at ease. Seven years later, we embarked on 'Equus' together. It was my first time doing a play but, terrified as I was, his encouragement, tutelage and humor made it a joy. In fact, any room he walked into was made twice as funny and twice as clever just by his presence.” FeelsYearsFirstsMadeTwoImportantPlayMomentsFactsTogetherJoySidesRoomsCareersShotsFirst TimeEncouragementSevenProductionsCleverNervousMade ItEaseOfficialsTerrifiedSeven YearsPottersAugustImportant MomentsTutelage Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“So, through all that early professional career I would occasionally do a musical, a pantomime or a play with songs. The next stop would be a Shakespeare, or an Ibsen, or a play by a brand new writer who had never done anything in the theater before.” DonePlayWould BeSongNextCareersTheaterMusicalBrandsBrand NewProfessional CareerPantomimeIbsen Author:Trevor Nunn
“You know what happens to guys? There's what I call the individual time of their career, and the team time of their career. This is the team time. You don't care about all the other stuff. You just want to live in one place, and watch your kids grow up and go to the same school. You say, 'Hey, maybe I'd better play well and be a good enough guy that they keep me.'” KnowsWantWellsEnoughPlayHappensCareKidsSchoolGuyIndividualGrowsStuffCareersWatchesGrowing UpTeamDon't CareHeyGood EnoughNhl Author:Mike Babcock
“I'm better at producing than I am at being a songwriter, but it doesn't change the fact that I still have a desire to play and write songs. I've never wanted to be a career musician. But I still love to play and write. It's a big part of who I am.” WritingStillsPlayFactsBigsWantedDesireSongCareersMusicianWho I AmSongwriters Author:John Congleton
“A lot of people have wondered what Ive been up to. I retired from my career after 24 years. My feeling was that it was time to play my biggest part - Myself!” PeopleYearsPlayFeelingsCareersRetired Author:Kristy McNichol
“Well you always want to play against the best. That's what you're going to get in the Super Bowl. To go against guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady who I have tons of respect for; I watch their games, I study their games, I try to learn from them. It gets you excited, but hopefully not too excited. Just focus on the game. Then when my career is done then I can look back at it.” WantTryingWellsLooksI CanDonePlayGuyGamesCareersWatchesStudyFocusExcitedHopefullyNflTomsBowlsSuper BowlBradyPeytonHopefully Not Author:Russell Wilson
“Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed with me ever since and is the best advice I've been given.” KnowsYearsFirstsPlayGivenEnjoyCareersAdviceYears AgoBest AdviceMaradona Author:Lionel Messi
“There weren't a lot of career opportunities in crazy-fast hardcore punk, so you didn't have a lot of ambition, just the love and passion to play music with your friends.” PlayPassionOpportunityCareersCrazyAmbitionPunkHardcoreLove And PassionCareer Opportunities Author:Dave Grohl
“When I was in high school, I would perform every year in those plays and there was something I really loved about it. But I was completely unaware that you could sort of get into an acting career.” YearsPlaySchoolActingCareersHigh School Author:Nick Offerman
“I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.” PlayWholePainCareersMinesNormalAthleteKnees Author:Willie McCovey
“I'd have to say Steven Gerrard has been the biggest influence in my career so far. I watched him when I was younger and then to go and play and train with him every day is massive for me, and still is now.” Has BeensStillsPlayCareersInfluenceTrainMassive Author:Jordan Henderson
“After I hurt the knee, football wasn't nearly as much fun. I was limited. But you make do with what you have. I adjusted some. I was lucky to play as long as I did, with the different kinds of injuries I got. I played with two severed hamstring muscles in my leg late in my career. I could barely run, other than to drop back to pass.” KindLongTwoDifferentPlayRunningFunHurtCareersFootballLuckyLateLegsKneesMusclesInjuryDifferent KindsHamstringsKnee Injuries Author:Joe Namath
“Harold Ramis really got my career going and was a friend for a long time. I was doing a play in L.A., and he came to see it a few times and recommended me to Ivan Reitman for Ghostbusters 2. Six months later, I quit real estate and was acting for good, and it was really because Harold took an interest in me and made a phone call and did stuff that people don't usually do, even if they like somebody.” PeopleIfsLongMadeRealPlayStuffInterestActingCareersMonthsSixLong TimePhonesQuittingEstatesSix MonthsPhone CallsI Quit Author:Kurt Fuller
“I wouldn't play in Minnesota unless my career was at an end and I had to go to Minnesota to play the game.” EndsPlayGamesCareersMinnesota Author:Torii Hunter
“Like so many of the players, I started at La Masia at the age of 11. I can't ever imagine not playing for Barcelona, let alone not playing soccer for a career. I don't ever want to play anywhere else.” WantI CanPlayAgeCareersImaginePlayerSoccerBarcelonaPlaying Soccer Author:Xavi
“In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer.” WayWantPlayLife IsCareersControlledSchedulesCricketCricketers Author:Rahul Dravid
“I want to stay with the Orioles. I'd like to play here for the rest of my career. I don't want to go through this again in four years.” WantYearsPlayCareersFourFour Years Author:Brady Anderson
“The most important thing to having a long career, as an actor, is diversity and being able to play different types of characters in different types of movies. I want to keep acting, all my life. In order to do that, I think it is important to go and do the bigger tentpole box office movies, and then also do more character roles.” ThinkingWantLongImportantDifferentPlayCharacterAbleOrderActorsActingCareersRolesTypeOfficeDiversityBiggerImportant ThingsBoxesBox OfficeLong Careers Author:Josh Hutcherson
“To play with Zinedine Zidane was the biggest honour I have had in my career...” PlayCareersHonourZidane Author:David Beckham
“They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.” WayWantPlayMotherGirlEnjoyAbilityCareersSuccessfulSkillsValuableTendernessNurtureWorkplaceBeing A MotherSuccessful Career Author:Anne Roiphe
“I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those things, the way your career is unfolding and all the talk about gravitas etc etc, so I had a strong feeling that someone was going to offer me the part of God. I was totally prepared to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' unless it was a comedy.” WayPlayFeelingsStrongCareersComedyOffersPreparedScriptsThanksJust OneEtcUnfoldingStrong FeelingGravitas Author:Morgan Freeman
“When I started in my career, my sister was very sick so I play for her because we didn't have money.” PlayCareersSickMy Sister Author:Goran Ivanisevic
“He said I couldn't do (off the field) what I did when I was 23 or 24, and I paid attention to him. Damn it, I got a trainer and went to spring training in the best shape of my career and in 1985 had the best season I ever had and we won the World Series. Before that, I didn't know how long I was going to play. That talk with Mr. Fogelman was the most inspiring talk I ever had with anyone.” KnowsWorldLongSaidPlayAttentionCareersKnow HowFieldsShapesSpringTrainingSeasonsPaidSeriesDamnTrainersWorld SeriesSpring TrainingMost Inspiring Author:George Brett
“I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.” IfsKnowsPlayFilmAbilityCareersEnglandIndependentIndependent FilmNew England Author:Randy Harrison
“I look back over my career and I almost pissed it away. I got a second chance and I've made the most of my opportunity. I play every game like it's the last game of my career.” LooksMadePlayLastsOpportunityGamesChanceCareersSecond Chance Author:Albert Belle
“Getting to play the part of Selena was life-changing for me, i got to immerse myself in her life, got to know her family, her home, her culture ... every part of her story. It was a special time in my life both professionally and personally. Playing her not only opened doors for me in the film world, but it inspired me to start my own music career. In a lot of ways, I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't had that experience.” IfsKnowsWorldWayLifePlayStoriesHomeTodayFilmCultureMy OwnMusicCareersDoorsSpecialInspiredLife ChangingOpened DoorsMusic CareerSpecial Times Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Going to a major tournament, having that buzz - it's hard to put into words. It's a dream to go there, and to play. It's the biggest thing you can achieve in your career, and to go again would be a dream.” HardPlayDreamWould BeCareersAchieveMajorsTournamentsBuzz Author:Jermain Defoe
“In my life and in my career, I really love to play different roles. I never want to play the same role twice.” WantDifferentPlayCareersRoles Author:Ksenia Solo
“In my career, I've often played the protagonist or the hero of the movie, and there are so many rules inherent to that role. The audience needs to stay with you, identify with you and like you. When you play the bad guy, those rules go out the window. There's so much freedom there.” NeedsPlayGuyCareersRolesAudienceLike YouHeroWindowInherentBad GuysProtagonists Author:Ryan Phillippe
“I decided to become a teacher because I thought it would be a great career where I could wear different hats. You're an academic one moment, and you're a psychologist the next moment, an athlete the next moment... when you are out on the playground or coaching...so it enables you to play different roles.” DifferentPlayMomentsWould BeNextCareersRolesTeacherDecidedAthleteCoachingHatsAcademicPsychologistPlaygrounds Author:Erik Weihenmayer
“First of all the criteria that I have that goes into any career decision is whether or not I have the life experience, emotional resources to play the part truthfully or the imagination. Second, would be the director.” FirstsPlayWould BeImaginationDecisionCareersEmotionalDirectorsResourcesLife ExperienceCriteria Author:Nicolas Cage
“Most organizations only focus on WHAT they do and HOW they do it - tactics and strategies - and they aren't even aware that this thing called the WHY exists. Focusing on only two pieces of a three piece puzzle leaves an organization, or a career, inherently out of balance. Being out of balance, only operating on two of the three pieces, shows up in different ways - increased stress, loss of passion, obsession with what your competition is doing, being forced to play the price game, trouble differentiating. These are all signs that the WHY is missing.” WayTwoDifferentPlayShowsPassionThreeGamesLossCareersFocusPiecesTroubleMissingBalanceOrganizationStressStrategyCompetitionObsessionDifferent WaysPuzzlesTacticsTactics And Strategy Author:Simon Sinek
“I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how I'm gonna roll out music, how I'm gonna play on tours, different strategies for releasing and marketing things - and that comes from being college educated and someone who's interested in that side of the business rather than only the music. If anything I think that's where the biggest direct influence comes from.” IfsThinkingDifferentPlayRunningAbleSidesMy OwnDecisionCareersInfluenceCollegeDirectStrategyMarketingEducated Author:Hoodie Allen
“I just really enjoying creating in general; I used to also write stories and play music and do different crafts, but illustration ended up being the creative outlet that I focused on for my career. I feel like illustration gives me the flexibility to tackle more abstract or loose ideas, as well as just enjoy the process of putting time into developing a skill.” GivingFeelsWritingWellsIdeasDifferentPlayStoriesUsedProcessEnjoyCareersCreativeSkillsCreatingGive MeFocusedCraftsDevelopingAbstractFlexibilityOutletsIllustrationCreative Outlets Author:Julie Dillon
“I made a conscious decision to take my life and career in a different direction. I started working on a play, and also, by attending Burning Man for several years, I was incredibly stimulated by the art there. I increasingly wanted to be a part of it, and focused on what I wanted to say as an artist.” MenYearsArtMadeDifferentPlayWantedArtistDecisionCareersConsciousFocusedBurningAttendingDifferent DirectionsBurning Man Author:Scott Cohen