“I had various jobs, I taught a SAT class, I was a bartender, I had a day job at an office and was making short films. I got grants from NYSCA and NEA for an idea, which later became 'Huckabees,' about a guy in a Chinese restaurant who had microphones on every table and heard every personal conversation and would write perversely personal fortunes.” WritingIdeasJobsFilmGuyClassHeardTaughtConversationOfficeTablesFortuneVariousChineseSatRestaurantsGrantsMicrophonesDay JobsBartenderShort Films Author:David O. Russell
“I was all-state in four sports in New Jersey, but sometimes I couldn't get served at a restaurant two blocks from my high school. There were no job opportunities then... the only thing a black youth could aspire to be was a bellboy or a pullman or an elevator operator, or, maybe, a teacher. There was a time when all we had was black baseball.” TwoSometimesStatesSchoolJobsOpportunitySportsBlackTeacherFourYouthHigh SchoolBaseballBlockRestaurantsAspireJerseyNew JerseyElevatorsOperatorsAll StateJob OpportunitiesBlack Youth Author:Monte Irvin
“My job the same as carpenter. What kind of house you want to build? What kind of food you want to make? You think your ingredients, your structure. Simple. [Other] Japanese restaurants … mix in some other style of food and call it influence, right? I don't like that. … In Japanese sushi restaurants, a lot of sushi chefs talk too much. 'This fish from there,' 'This very expensive.' Same thing, start singing. And a lot have that fish case in front of them, cannot see what chef do. I'm not going to hide anything, right?” ThinkingWantKindJobsHouseSimpleCasesToo MuchInfluenceStyleFrontsSingingStructureFishesRestaurantsExpensiveIngredientsChefMake You ThinkCarpenterSushi Author:Masa Takayama
“Aside from hospitality and delicious food, our [restaurateurs'] job is to entertain people. Restaurants should make people feel special, excited and fulfilled.” PeopleFeelsShouldJobsSpecialExcitedRestaurantsFulfilledDeliciousHospitalityDelicious Food Author:Joe Bastianich
“I could never be in a situation with a job where I was not allowed to listen to music all day. I would rather work at a fast food restaurant where I could turn on the radio all day rather than be in a situation where I have to sneak and listen to music.” JobsTurnsSituationRadioRestaurantsListening To MusicTurn-onFast FoodSneakFast Food Restaurants Author:Kanye West
“I had a job at this French restaurant, and I hated it. I don't like serving; I don't like getting people ketchup.” PeopleJobsHatedRestaurantsServingKetchup Author:Chris Pine