“I was so lucky that I didn't have to audition. It's just such a grueling process, in itself.” ProcessLuckyAuditionsSo Lucky Author:Moon Bloodgood
“I'm so lucky that I get to write my own music and write my own stories, so every single time I look down in the audience and I see somebody singing the words back to me, it makes it all worth it.” WritingLooksStoriesMy OwnAudienceLuckySingingWorth ItSo Lucky Author:Taylor Swift
“I'm so lucky that my songs are basically my diary put to music.” SongLuckyDiariesSo Lucky Author:Taylor Swift
“We [actors] are so lucky to do jobs that fulfill us and make us happy. We don't go to work thinking okay, we're working to put food in the fridge. We are doing that too, but we're working because we love what we do.” ThinkingJobsActorsLuckyOkaySo LuckyFridges Author:Vanessa Paradis
“Yeah, but before anything, I think in 6 years somehow I've grown up to have a beautiful home, 2 beautiful stepchildren, a beautiful husband, my family is healthy and happy. I'm financially ok and I do what I love for a living. That's what I think, and I think god, how did I get so lucky.” ThinkingYearsHomeBeautifulHealthyLuckyHusbandMy FamilyYeahSo LuckyHealthy And HappyStepchildStepchildren Author:Angelina Jolie
“I've honestly been so lucky. I've never had a job where I didn't look forward to being on set in the morning.” LooksJobsMorningLuckyHonestlySo Lucky Author:Jamie Bamber
“It sounds cheesy but I think my life's kinda like a fairy tale. I worked really hard, but I'm very, very lucky too. I'm just 16 and I've done so many amazing things. I travel the world, I have fans who support me, and I get to do what I love - make movies, sing and really be myself. I have a beautiful family, a great support system, and wonderful friends - and I go shopping every week! I'm so lucky, but it's not necessarily like "A Cinderella Story."” ThinkingWorldHardDoneStoriesBeautifulSoundSupportWonderfulWeekFansLuckyTalesFairyShoppingFairy TaleAmazing ThingsCheesyTravel The WorldSo LuckySupport MeSupport SystemsBeautiful FamilyWonderful FriendsCinderella Story Author:Hilary Duff
“I've been so lucky - I worked with Jason Reitman twice, who has always been a really strong advocate for my voice, and has always really respected the scripts that I've brought him and is just the coolest.” StrongVoiceLuckyScriptsJasonSo Lucky Author:Diablo Cody
“I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sisters, because they're my best friends, and they have to be with me forever. They're stuck with me.” ThinkingTwoHardForeverLuckyStuckGood FriendMy Best FriendSo LuckyTwo Sisters Author:Kate Upton
“Everything I've ever wanted to do, we've kinda done. Everything beyond this has been just the cherry on top. I've been so happy with the band, and we're so lucky and blessed to be able to do it.” Has BeensDoneAbleWantedLuckyBandBlessedCherriesSo Lucky Author:Patrick Stump
“Every time I work with Dr. Luke I learn something new. He's kind of like the Andy Warhol of pop music, where he mass produces his art but it always still has heart and always still has an emotional thread to it. I think he's really a genius and I'm so lucky to have gotten to work with him.” ThinkingHeartKindArtStillsProduceEmotionalGeniusLuckyMassPopsSomething NewThreadDrsPop MusicLukeSo LuckyWarhol Author:Bonnie McKee
“I feel so lucky to have found two other, now three other musicians, that I can absolutely communicate with musically and believe in what they're doing almost 100% of the time. I've talked to a few [other] people in bands and that just isn't always the case.” PeopleFeelsBelieveI CanTwoThreeFoundCasesLuckyBandMusicianCommunicateSo Lucky Author:Theresa Wayman
“I was so lucky that I got to meet certain people. It came through Roddy McDowall, who had become a photographer and would do these portraits of celebrities. Then he would get another well-known person to write a thing. He photographed me when I was 15 or 16, and he got Jason Robards to write the thing because he was sort of my mentor. And Roddy would invite me to these dinner parties that were insane. Like, Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen O'Hara and people that were just crazy. I still can't really believe that I met them.” PeopleWritingBelieveWellsPersonsStillsCertainPartyKnownCrazyMetsLuckyPhotographerDinnerInsaneInvitesMentorPortraitsWell KnownJasonSo LuckyDinner Party Author:Winona Ryder
“I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films.” NeedsFilmYoungFatherLuckyWealthySo Lucky Author:Charlotte Gainsbourg
“I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films. I was very well paid for my age, and I could make choices, decide not to do a film for six months and wait until I'd get the right thing. Which made me quite a coward, you know. It's so easy to say no to stuff, and then, after a while, it's very hard to go back in.” KnowsNeedsWellsMadeHardAgeFilmYoungChoicesFatherEasyStuffWaitingMonthsLuckySixPaidRight ThingWealthyCowardSix MonthsSo Lucky Author:Charlotte Gainsbourg
“I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to make the show, and that it is in alignment with what I'm interested in, with what I read about. For me, it just felt like an organic step - of course, I'm thinking I want a show that allows for more representation for the community and shows the struggles people face, especially when we're hearing all this political rhetoric - to have a way to show how much this affects people lives.” PeopleThinkingWayWantFeelsShowsFacesPoliticalCoursesOpportunityFeltCommunityStepsStruggleLuckyHearingRhetoricRepresentationAlignmentSo LuckyPolitical Rhetoric Author:Ellen Page
“You can't show somebody what it's like to experience loss, but you can soundtrack it and help them experience their own loss. I am so lucky to have this venue to be able to say and talk about all the stuff I've been through.” HelpingShowsAbleStuffLossLuckyVenuesSoundtracksSo Lucky Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I'm so proud of Jason's [Benjamin] work. I can say this and he can't, but there's no group of documentary subjects more devoted to their documentarian. The vibes are really positive, and I feel so lucky.” FeelsI CanGroupsSubjectsProudLuckyDevotedDocumentariesJasonSo LuckyVibesReally Positive Author:Lena Dunham
“I've been incredibly lucky throughout the beginning stages of my career up 'til now, and so lucky to work with the incredible people I've worked with.” PeopleCareersStageLuckyIncrediblesSo Lucky Author:Cher Lloyd
“I was trained at a conservatory school, and they usher you into the business by giving you a showcase. I was so lucky that I met with an agent, and he sent me on an audition for a TV pilot, and I happened to book it. It was like complete luck that it happened.” GivingBookSchoolHappenedTvsMetsLuckyLuckAgentsPilotsAuditionsSo LuckyShowcaseConservatory Author:Abby Brammell
“The most rewarding possible thing that a songwriter or an artist of any kind can experience is to hear firsthand from the mouth of somebody else that they don't know the weight or gravity or intensity that something they've made has brought out in somebody else's life. It's simultaneously flattering and humbling. It makes me so thankful that I've been so lucky to be able to do this work.” KnowsKindMadeAbleArtistLuckyMouthsWeightIntensityGravitySongwritersFlatteringHumblingSo Lucky Author:Dan Mangan
“It sounds insane, I know, but I think that - I'm so lucky because I basically am my own muse.” ThinkingKnowsSoundMy OwnLuckyInsaneMuseSo Lucky Author:Rumi Neely
“I've been so lucky that there's been such an intense and positive response to the line. It's one of the craziest things.” LinesLuckyResponseIntenseSo LuckyCraziestPositive Response Author:Rumi Neely
“We're so lucky to be living in this day and age when technology - the tools to tell our stories - is so accessible. However, content still reigns supreme. So find your voice, your unique voice, it's there inside of you. Find it, define it, write it down on paper, hone it, and clarify it. Everything else is just technology which will help you tell your story.” WritingStillsHelpingStoriesAgeVoiceTechnologyLuckyPaperUniqueToolsSupremeThis DayReignSo LuckyUnique Voices Author:Ramona S. Diaz
“I'll finish a body of work and think, "Okay, I got nothing. That was it. I'm done." And then you'll turn a corner and be like, "Oh my God!" And it keeps happening. I feel so lucky.” ThinkingFeelsDoneBodyTurnsLuckyHappeningsOkayCornersSo Lucky Author:Zoe Leonard
“I did ask Larry David, "How did I get so lucky? How am I here Seinfeld?" He just said, 'Well, when you say your name over and over it just has a really strong rhythm: "Marisa Tomei. Marisa Tomei."” WellsSaidAsksNamesStrongLuckyRhythmOver ItLarrySo Lucky Author:Marisa Tomei
“I was so lucky. I had a dad and a mom that loved me and my sisters so much. My Uncle Mike and Uncle Frank were married. They must be together for fortysomething years now. Long story short, there was never any stigma attached to that. At the youngest age, I remember my dad saying, "Sometimes men love men and women love women. It's nature.” MenYearsLongSometimesStoriesAgeTogetherRememberMomDadLuckyMarriedMen And WomenMy DadMy SisterFrankUnclesMikeStigmaSo LuckyLong Story Author:Michael Buble
“The people who taught really knew their stuff. My chemistry teacher, Frank Wade, was actually a chemist. I was so lucky in a number of ways.” PeopleWayStuffNumbersTeacherTaughtLuckyChemistryFrankSo LuckyChemistWadeChemistry Teachers Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“For me, I'm not in an industry where I'm starving. I'm so lucky to have this job, I'm compensated for my work in an incredible way. But what I do ask is when I join a production I want to make sure that the male actor isn't making four times my salary, which has been true, or seven times my salary. And if that's true you go, you know what, I don't need this job. It's not really asking for more - it's asking for something that is respectable and equal to the male actor and you have to go, why are women being valued less?” IfsKnowsWayWantNeedsHas BeensJobsActorsAsksFourIndustryLuckyEqualAskingSevenMalesIncrediblesProductionsSalaryStarvingRespectableSo LuckyTrue You Author:Jessica Chastain
“I think we knew that this would be just like raising the kids together, this would be a fun thing to do in partnership. And you know, we're so lucky because we get to hire in very smart people. We get to partner with governments like the Canadian Development Organization - CIDA, USAID - tonnes of scientists doing this work. This is fascinating.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGovernmentWould BeKidsTogetherFunDevelopmentLuckySmartOrganizationScientistPartnersThings To DoFascinatingPartnershipSmart PeopleSo LuckyVery SmartFun ThingsUsaid Author:Bill Gates
“I'm so lucky to be crazy happy in my life. And I think it's not so much that I'm happier now than ever; it's that I'm more content. I'm in the harbor of my life.” ThinkingCrazyLuckyHarborsBeing CrazySo Lucky Author:Julia Roberts
“You're lucky if you're in three great movies, or even one great movie. I've been so lucky. But if you rely on the business to dictate whether you're happy, it gets really complicated. You just can't do that. There have been times in my life that I've done that, and I've found it depressing.” IfsHas BeensDoneThreeFoundLuckyComplicatedRelyDepressingGet RealSo Lucky Author:Winona Ryder
“The first thing to recognize is how fortunate Ireland is to be an island off the west coast of Europe, and therefore helped by the prevailing winds to escape the effects of acid rain and other problems. We were also lucky not to have had the same kind of industrial revolution and industry as some other countries. Our problem now is to create employment, but to do it in ways that value our environment.” WayFirstsKindCountryProblemValuesEnvironmentEffectsWindRevolutionIndustryLuckyEuropeRainWestEmploymentFortunateIslandsIrelandOther CountriesCoastOur EnvironmentAcidPrevailingSo LuckyIndustrial RevolutionWest CoastAcid Rain Author:Mary Robinson
“Sigourney Weaver is a wonderful person. I was so lucky to have the opportunity to meet and work with such an amazing actress. I believe that our chemistry was immediate from the moment we met, and continued to grow. She helped to make me feel comfortable during all the scenes that were filmed.” BelieveMomentsOpportunityI BelieveWonderfulSceneLuckyChemistrySo Lucky Author:Carrie Henn
“Giving back has to do with the way I was brought up and the fact that I've traveled widely and seen terrible situations in the world. To sleep well at night, those of us who are in a position to help must address these situations. I'd get far greater satisfaction out of, say, walking into a hospital I'd built in South Africa than I would by sitting on a beach. I'm fortunate enough to be in a position to make a difference, and I don't want to waste that. I suspect I was also lucky to have parents who drove me from a young age.” WorldGivingEnoughHelpingAgeNightParentSleepSituationTerribleWalkingLuckyBeachMaking A DifferenceSouth AfricaGiving BackSo LuckySleep Well Author:Richard Branson
“Most of the theater I've done in the past was when I was a kid or a teenager so it feels like being a kid again. I'm happier than I've ever been. You really get to go to work every day and play, and try different things. I don't know, I've never felt so lucky to do this job. So I hope to do a lot more theater.” TryingDifferentDoneKidsPastLuckyTeenagerSo LuckyBeing A Kid Author:Alexis Bledel
“When I was doing those things with the Berlin circus, playing the accordion, going to North Korea - I felt all those things were just me experimenting and letting myself go. Everything before seems like a constant searching. Now that I think about it, I feel so lucky that happened; that I didn't find my voice straight away, that I didn't find my passion straight away, that it took so long.” ThinkingLongPassionLuckyMy PassionNorth KoreaSo Lucky Author:Mauro Remiddi
“It's so hard to get started creatively - it's really hard to get those first ideas out. You just have to do it over and over again, and hopefully better ones start to come. Also, anytime a good idea comes up, for a long time I think, "Oh, my God, that was so lucky that I thought of that idea, whew, I hope that happens again." The more you work at it, the more it happens, but it still feels lucky.” ThinkingLongLuckyHopefullySo Lucky Author:Katie Dippold
“I feel so lucky to have done so many things that I love in the past few years so I'm just going to keep trying to do them.” TryingDonePastLuckySo Lucky Author:Melanie Lynskey
“Everybody comes up with this term lucky-"Oh, she's so lucky." Even though I was lucky, I had a lot of struggle before that. I said I was going to give up everything at age 25 and get into event management because nothing was going for me. I used to have a lot of nervous breakdowns.” GivingAgeTermStruggleLuckyGiving UpManagementNervousBreakdownSo LuckyNervous Breakdown Author:Freida Pinto
“As I was getting into the helicopter, a slightly nervous actor said to me, "Whatever you do, don't say to the helicopter pilot, 'Show me what this baby can do.'" So I of course, got into it and said, "Show me what this baby can do." And we just had this insane helicopter ride. It's the sort of thing you only get to do on movie sets. I'm so lucky to have done it and have that chance.” DoneChanceBabyLuckyInsaneNervousShow MeSo Lucky Author:Olivia Williams
“I am my father's son. My sticking to my guns and doing it my way, and standing firm - that's definitely from him. And the music side, I was so lucky to have a dad that was as cool as he was.” SonDadLuckyGunMy WayFirmSo LuckyStand Firm Author:Kip Moore
“I came in as an established artist. People were hiring me for what I did and for who I was. I think that has given me a vast amount of leeway; I feel so lucky that I came in that way.” PeopleThinkingArtistLuckyHiringSo Lucky Author:Molly Crabapple
“Everyone who's ever met Guillermo Del Toro knows that he's the most generous, creative, mind-bogglingly wonderful man. And I was so lucky that he had seen Storytelling and he asked me to do Hellboy. And then I watched Devil's Backbone and I was blown away.” MenCreativeWonderfulLuckyStorytellingGenerousBackboneSo LuckyCreative Mind Author:Selma Blair
“I was actually away in Africa doing 'Generation Kill' while everyone was auditioning for Twilight. They all had, like, five different auditions: I was so lucky that I came back from Africa just in time and the actor who was playing Emmett fell through, lucky for me!” DifferentActorsFiveGenerationsLuckyTwilightAuditionsSo Lucky Author:Kellan Lutz
“When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am and take the written word and make it honest.” LooksActorsWrittenHonestLuckyUnbelievableCastingWritten WordSo Lucky Author:Jason Reitman
“I just have a great life. I know great people. I've had great relationships - all different kinds of relationships. I am so lucky to be on the little golden path that led me to all this.” PeopleKnowsKindLittlesDifferentPathLuckyGoldenDifferent KindsGreat PeopleSo LuckyGreat Relationship Author:Julia Roberts
“I got so lucky on my 'Red Widow' cast. It was just the universe looking out for me that I got those actors. It's a big ensemble cast, a very international cast. I don't know how that happened.” KnowsBigsUniverseActorsKnow HowHappenedLuckyRedInternationalCastsWidowsEnsembleSo Lucky Author:Melissa Rosenberg