“I am not saying I will vote against John Ashcroft because he is pro-life, .. But let me say if someone was nominated for attorney general who was vehemently pro choice -- who in his or her career spent decades trying to find ways to expand the law abortion at nine months would be perfectly legal -- wouldn't you be more upset and raise more of a voice than against a nominee who was simply pro-choice?.” IfsWayTryingWould BeLawChoicesVoiceCareersMonthsVoteLet MeRaisesDecadesNineUpsetAbortionAttorneyPro LifeNine Months Author:Charles Schumer
“Just let me do what I'm doing, and then when all of this is up, then you can say how my career was. Don't try to sum up my career in one or two seasons. Let me finish it first.” TryingFirstsTwoCareersSeasonsLet Me Author:Bo Jackson
“I knew that one movie could either kill my career or give birth to it. It's the same thing with Nelson. If you fail at Nelson [movie about nelson Mandela], you don't get to comeback and say, 'Well, I was trying. Let me do it again.' There are no re-takes.” IfsGivingTryingWellsCareersFailingBirthLet MeComebackNelson Author:Terrence Howard
“I'm not sought after. I never get enough work. It's the history of my career. There just isn't anything to turn down, let me put it that way.” WayEnoughTurnsCareersLet MeWorking It Author:Ed Asner
“I had achieved so much success in my career and then had this spectacular fall from grace that left me unemployed and living in a town, Los Angeles, that is built on envy. Once you fall, people don't really root for you to come back again. I'd go to restaurants where I always had the best table and half the time they wouldn't even let me pay. And then when I stopped making movies, the same places wouldn't even give me a lousy table, never mind the best one!” PeopleGivingMindFallLeftPayHalfCareersGraceBuiltRootsLet MeGive MeTownsTablesEnvyRestaurantsLos AngelesSpectacularUnemployedBack AgainFalls From Grace Author:Mickey Rourke
“The bible of cooking. The all-time argument ender. Early in my cooking career, I wielded my Larousse like a weapon and it never let me down.” CareersWeaponsArgumentLet MeCookingAll TimeEnderLet Me Down Author:Anthony Bourdain
“The NYPD never really had anything to do with it. This is stuff I did on my own time. It just so happened to be that I was a cop for my career. It was my religious belief. The NYPD very wisely stayed away from that. I was grateful that they let me do what I needed to do without getting involved because when you're a cop the NYPD controls you 24/7.” BeliefStuffReligiousMy OwnCareersHappenedNeededInvolvedLet MeGratefulCopReligious BeliefVery WiseNypd Author:Ralph Sarchie
“I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen 20 years down the line." Sleepwalking wasn't a vehicle for me, it was a film that pushed the envelope. I want to produce good stories, versus creating a niche where I can look after myself as an actor.” WantYearsLooksI CanIdeasStoriesMightHappensFilmActorsLinesCareersProduceCreatingLet MeVehicleLongevityVersusNicheGood StoryEnvelopesSleepwalking Author:Charlize Theron
“I remember early in my career with Disney, which was a very strange time in the company - there were a couple of executives who were very supportive of me and kind of let me do my own thing.” KindRememberMy OwnCompanyCareersStrangeCoupleLet MeExecutivesSupportiveStrange Times Author:Tim Burton
“That's just a stressful way to live - saying, 'OK who's doing great, who's doing better than me?' ... Let me just worry about me. I'm not worried about anyone else. If you're doing fine, great; if you're struggling, I hope things get better for you. But I've got to be worried about my career.” IfsWayCareersWorryStruggleFineLet MeWorriedGet BetterStressfulWay To LiveCockySaying Ok Author:LaToya London