“I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.” ThinkingStillsDoneJobsPastGoneHavensTerribleLuckyDecidedWorthyLoad Author:Chris O'Dowd
“I eat excellent bread, clean meat, good crisp veggies, organic fruits and nice wine and cheese. It is one of the things I am truly grateful for. I'm not kidding. You can't ask a single mother of three working two jobs for minimum wage to eat that way. I am lucky.” WayTwoJobsMotherThreeAsksNiceLuckyGratefulWineCleanFruitBreadExcellentMeatCheeseMinimumMinimum WageCrispsSingle MotherTwo JobsWine And Cheese Author:Rachael Taylor
“When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science.” IfsKindJobsPeriodsLuckyPaidLowestTechniciansPhds Author:Shannon Lucid
“I'm lucky to have a job doing something I really love to do, and I'm happy to accept the pressures of relentless deadlines or reader expectations as necessary evils. It's probably not as stressful as mining coal or leading men into battle.” MenJobsEvilAcceptingReaderBattleLuckyExpectationsPressureCoalRelentlessStressfulDeadlineMiningNecessary Evil Author:Grant Morrison
“I always find it funny when I watch actors talking about, "I chose to do this part." A lot of times it's you're lucky to get the job. We're like, "Thank you so much."” JobsActorsTalkingWatchesLucky Author:Lucy Punch
“You never know why or when the next job is coming. I actually like that. It's kind of exciting. I don't punch in. I don't have a 9 to 5 job. When you do work you're lucky enough to go to interesting places and meet mostly interesting and talented people, so it's really a great job if you can work.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindEnoughJobsNextInterestingLuckyExcitingGreat JobInteresting Places Author:Michael Vartan
“I love my job, and I'm a lucky girl. I thoroughly enjoy going to work.” JobsGirlEnjoyLuckyGoing To WorkLucky Girl Author:Lara Pulver
“My agent in London told me, after Never Let Me Go, because I loved doing that so much, "If you're on a lucky streak and you're doing well, you should only take a part, if you can't bear the idea of anyone else doing it." That's been the case since then, with Drive and Shame and the play (The Seagull), and the stuff that's going on, like Gatsby. I would have been devastated, if I hadn't gotten those jobs.” IfsShouldWellsHas BeensIdeasPlayJobsStuffCasesBearsLuckyLet MeShameLondonAgentsStreaksDevastatedLet Me GoSeagullNever Let Me Go Author:Carey Mulligan
“I have never owned a computer. I am one of those weirdos. I've never needed a computer. I'm lucky that I have a job where I'm not required to use one.” UseJobsNeededLuckyComputerWeirdo Author:Bill Nighy
“What I love most in life happens to be the very thing that I do day-to-day, as my work. What would be my hobby, you know, happens to be my actual job. So I'm very lucky. Even if I didn't want to do as much work as I do, I'd still feel compelled to, because I so longed to be a full-time artist, and since I've been given that opportunity, I'd never want to let down the gift.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsStillsHappensWould BeJobsArtistOpportunityGivenLuckyHobbiesDay To DayCompelledLet DownLife Happens Author:Ryan Adams
“My job affords me the luxury of having help. I don't feel exhausted, I feel lucky.” FeelsHelpingJobsLuckyLuxuryExhausted Author:Kelly Ripa
“I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day; it's amazing to have that time, and I feel very lucky.” FeelsWritingI CanJobsFallLeftLuckySqueezing Author:Karen Thompson Walker
“It's been hard in entertainment as a 45-year-old woman to find jobs. They get fewer and far between if you're older, unless you're one of the few lucky ones who work constantly, like Meryl Streep.” IfsYearsHardJobsLuckyEntertainmentFewerOld Woman Author:Janeane Garofalo
“That's kind of the nature of the profession I'm in. It's frustrating. Things don't go your way, and I was no exception, in that I spent many years struggling to get work, and there are a lot of people more talented than myself who got jobs before me. And I finally, after years and years and years, got lucky.” PeopleWayYearsKindJobsStruggleLuckyProfessionExceptionFrustratingFrustrating Things Author:Will Arnett
“Most actors are lucky to ever get a job, period. I never forget that, because I have so many actor friends in L.A., and most of us barely ever work. And those of us that do, it's still only 60 days out of the year that we're actually on camera. It's an absurdly low number.” YearsStillsJobsActorsForgetNumbersPeriodsLuckyLowsCamerasNever Forget Author:Emile Hirsch
“I have been lucky that some critics joined the mob in loving something I've done, or in appreciating it. I've been lucky. But most of the critics don't like what the people like. I think they have a very strange job, and they are meant to criticize.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensDoneJobsStrangeLuckyAppreciateCriticsCriticizeLoving Something Author:Mel Brooks
“There are people out there with three jobs and small children. Being an actor is a walk in the park compared to working as a cleaner overnight. I'm lucky I'm not plucking chickens.” PeopleChildrenJobsThreeActorsWalksLuckyParksChickensCleanersSmall ChildWalks In The Park Author:Anne-Marie Duff
“I feel lucky that I'm working at all. I don't take any job for granted. I enjoy this. It's all enjoyable for me. It's all part of it.” FeelsJobsEnjoyLuckyGrantedEnjoyable Author:Jon Lovitz
“I'm always excited about my upcoming shows. I love what I do; I feel very lucky to be able to do what I do, and I never get tired of it. Every time I'm backstage before a show and I feel the murmur of the crowd, it's just incredibly exciting. And I consider myself very fortunate to be able to do this for a job. It's a great life.” FeelsShowsAbleJobsLuckyExcitingTiredCrowdsExcitedFortunate Author:Brian Regan
“I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.” IfsKnowsWantYearsStillsTwoImportantAbleJobsThreeHouseActingDogCarTaughtDadLuckyMy DadThree YearsMy DogPaymentFrugalCar Payments Author:Ashley Greene
“I'm very lucky in that I've gotten to do a lot of things. But if you ever put a gun to my head and said, "You can only do one," I'd think it would be stand-up. I think it's the coolest job in the world.” IfsThinkingWorldSaidWould BeJobsLuckyGun Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“I couldn't imagine a more unreliable, more unprofitable way to make a living than writing. My advice? Show up, do the best you can. Keep your day job. If you get a lucky break, don't f*** up. It was helpful to be older because I had made all the really stupid mistakes already.” IfsWayWritingMadeShowsJobsMistakeBreakImagineAdviceStupidLuckyHelpfulDo The BestUnreliableDay JobsReally StupidLucky BreaksStupid Mistake Author:Anthony Bourdain
“There's nothing that I love to do more than act and I feel really lucky to be in the position that I'm in, being able to do it as my job! If I ever do anything other than act, it will be in show business.” IfsFeelsShowsAbleJobsPositionLuckyShow Business Author:Sophia Bush
“The central attitudes driving the Demand Man are: It's your job to do things for me, including taking care of my responsibilities if I drop the ball on them. If I'm unhappy about any aspect of my life, whether it has to do with our relationship or not, it's your fault. You should not place demands on me at all. You should be grateful for whatever I choose to give. I am above criticism. I am a very loving and giving partner. You're lucky to have me.” IfsMenGivingShouldCareJobsAttitudeResponsibilityLuckyDemandAspectCriticismBallsGratefulFaultsIncludingPartnersDrivingUnhappyOur RelationshipBe Grateful Author:Lundy Bancroft