“In terms of people that I know, my grandmother and my mother are huge influences on my writing life because they are both massively supportive and always have been of my career.” PeopleKnowsWritingHas BeensMotherTermCareersInfluenceHugeGrandmotherMy GrandmotherSupportiveWriting Life Author:Tea Obreht
“I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an actor. I never even thought about other careers. The acting field is certainly not the path many Indian parents encourage their children to take, but mine were very supportive. They wanted me to have an education, but understood that this is what I wanted to do.” ChildrenAgeWantedYoungActorsParentActingCareersPathFieldsMinesUnderstoodIndianSupportiveYoung Age Author:Archie Panjabi
“I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. Acting over there is just not a success-oriented career.” KnowsSchoolActorsCommunityActingCareersSupportStudySuccessfulTeacherSeriousHigh SchoolUniversityTheatreCanadaSupportiveGreat TimesSchool TeachersAlbertaHigh School TeachersEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'm no expert in what country artists go through or how country audiences would react, but I'll say that the work I did to put myself in Will Lexington's shoes absolutely led me to believe that it would ruin his career. Meanwhile, I was getting lots of supportive messages saying, "Will Lexington should just come out! It's 2015 already, audiences are going to embrace it!"” ShouldBelieveCountryArtistCareersAudienceMessagesEmbraceShoesRuinsExpertsSupportiveLexingtonCountry Artist Author:Chris Carmack
“Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.” WantedMovingMotherFatherCareersParentingSupportiveMother And FatherFirefighter Author:James Gandolfini
“Juggling a career and a family is a challenge for anyone, and even more so (in general) for women. Probably the most important advice to any woman interested in a career is to pick your life partner with care. Having a supportive partner is key to trying to manage the constraints of these two demanding roles.” TryingTwoImportantCareChallengesCareersRolesAdviceKeysPicksPartnersManageSupportiveConstraintsJugglingLife Partner Author:Daphne Koller
“I have a great career, and I have wonderful fans who really are supportive and loyal - because I'm not hiding anything from them.” CareersWonderfulFansHidingLoyalSupportive Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“My parents are both definitely supportive of my career.They are both big fans of rap. They are really what influenced me.” BigsParentCareersFansRapSupportive Author:Joey Badass
“My family has always supported my activities, whether it was doing combat in Korea, flying progressively and challenging fighter-jet aircraft in Europe, or studying for a doctor's degree at MIT. They have been always very supportive and understanding of the challenges and risks involved in my career. A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.” NeedsHas BeensIndividualUnderstandingChallengesCareersStudyRiskTeamInvolvedActivityDegreesEuropeMy FamilyDoctorsAimFlyingFighterAspirationCombatSupportiveKoreaJetAircraftTeam WorkMitSupporting Each OtherFighter Jets Author:Buzz Aldrin
“My whole family was very supportive of my choice in a career. I started playing music when I was about 6 years old.” YearsWholeChoicesCareersSupportivePlaying MusicWhole Family Author:Leland Sklar